Over 55 SIP projects were submitted for consideration for the 2020 Building Excellence Awards announced on March 3, 2020 at the SIPA Annual Meeting and SelectSIPs EXPO in Phoenix, Arizona.
Projects competed in eight categories: Renovations, Affordable Housing, Multifamily, Commercial Buildings over 10,000sq.ft., Commercial Buildings under 10,000sq. ft., Small Houses under 900sq. ft., Residential Single-Family Homes over 3,000sq. ft., and Residential Single-Family Homes under 3,000sq. ft. All eight categories considered ‘high performance' classifications for projects whose performance exceeded traditional SIP buildings.
Congratulations to SIPA member Energy Panel Structures for their Bryant Residential Loft, which won honors in its category (Residential Single-Family Homes over 3,000sq. ft.), Overall Winner in the Residential group, as well as taking the Grand Prize of Winner in the overall competition.
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional over 10,000 sq. ft. Category Winner: Payson District Ranger Station
Energy Panel Structures, Lee Bergum
U.S. Forest Station / Payson District Ranger Station - Payson, AZ
Features:
- SIP walls: 6” EPS panels
- SIP roof: 10” EPS panels
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional over 10,000 sq. ft. Category Runner Up: Thunderbird/Wren Half Way House
Energy Panel Structures/Max Gray Construction, Lee Bergum/Jim Abrahamson
Thunderbird/Wren Half Way House - Duluth, MN
Feature:
- SIP walls: 6” EPS panels
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional over 10,000 sq. ft. Category High Performance Winner: Point Defiance Zoo - Aquarium
Premier Building Systems, James Hodgson
Point Defiance Zoo - Aquarium - Tacoma, WA
Feature:
- SIP roof: 12" EPS panels
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional under 10,000 sq. ft. Category Winner: Walk Ons Sports Bistro
Premier Building Systems, James Hodgson
Walk Ons Sports Bistro - Edinburg, TX
Features:
- SIP walls: 9,072 sq. ft. of 6" EPS panels
- SIP roof: 9,568 sq. ft. of 10" EPS panels
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional under 10,000 sq. ft. Category Runner Up: Weaver Commons-Okoboji Summer Theatre
Energy Panel Structures (EPS), Kevin Zadow
Weaver Commons-Okoboji Summer Theatre - Okoboji, IA
Features:
- SIP walls: 8-9/16": 7/16" OSB / 7-3/8"EPS-1# / 3/4" OSB or 3/4“ CCX-.016 Aluminum
- SIP roof: 10-9/16": 7/16" OSB / 9-3/8"EPS-1# / 3/4"OSB
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional under 10,000 sq. ft. Category Runner Up: Mohs Contracting Offices and Shop
Mohs Contracting / Energy Panel Structures (EPS), Steve Glynn / Lee Bergum
Mohs Contracting Offices and Shop - Owatonna, MN
Feature:
- SIP walls: 8" EPS panels
Mohs SIP Offices and Shop Owatonna MN
Multifamily Category High Performance Winner: Cooper’s Hawk Terrace Division 1
Premier Building Systems, James Hodgson
Cooper’s Hawk Terrace Division 1 - Sonora, CA
Features:
- SIP walls: 6” EPS panels
- SIP roof: 10”EPS panels
Zero Energy SIP Multifamily DIV I Sonora CA
Multifamily Category Winner: Founders Block South
Insulspan, Nicole Horton
Founders Block South - Vancouver, British Columbia
Feature:
- SIP wall: 8.250-inch panel thickness with 7.375-inches of continuous foam core
LEED Gold SIP Multifamily Vancouver BC
Multifamily Category Runner Up: Moon Townhomes
Premier Building Systems, James Hodgson
Moon Townhomes - Bothell, WA
Features:
- SIP roof: 10" EPS 5,184 sq. ft. of SIP panels
Renovations Category Renovations High Performance Winner: Carter Residence
Premier Building Systems, James Hodgson
Carter Residence - Richland, WA
Feature:
- SIP roof: 12“ EPS panels 6,688 sq. ft.
High Performance SIP House Richland WA
Renovations Category Renovations Winner: Alvin Barn Remodel
Enercept, Neal Mack / Roberta Bartel
Alvin Barn Remodel - Center City, MN
Features:
- SIP walls: 6" wall panels with EPS insulating core
- SIP roof: 12" roof panels with EPS insulating core
SIP Barn Remodel Center City MN
Small House Under 900 sq. ft. Winner: Wild Rice Retreat
Energy Panel Structures (EPS), Lee Bergum
Wild Rice Retreat - Bayfield, WI
Features:
- SIP walls: R26 Wall panels, 6 1/2”
- SIP roof: R50 Roof panels w/Neopor®, 10 1/2”
- SIP floor:R40 floor panels, 10 3/4"
Affordable SIP House Bayfield WI
Small House Under 900 sq. ft. Runner Up and Affordable House Winner: Staff Float House
Insulspan, Nicole Horton
Staff Float Homes - Bowen Island, British Columbia
Feature:
- SIP walls: 6" EPS Panels
Floating SIP House Bowen Island BC
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. High Performance Winner: Legacy House
GreenTech Construction, Dan Troth
Legacy House - Lewis Center, OH
Features:
- SIP walls: 6" panels except for tall eastern wall which is 8“ panels
- SIP roof: 12" panels
High Performance SIP House Lewis Center OH
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. High Performance Runner Up: Dalgliesh Residence
Premier Building Systems / Clifton View Homes, James Hodgson / Ted Clifton
Dalgliesh Residence - Anacortes, WA
Features:
- SIP walls: 6" GPS SIPs, 2,614 sf net
- SIP roof: 10" GPS SIPs, 3,200 sf net
High Performance SIP House Anacortes WA
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. High Performance Honorable Mention: Perks Residence
Moonlight Design Studio / Insulspan / Panelwrights, Andy Roehl
Perks Residence - Garner, NC
Features:
- SIP walls: House: 6.5" overall with 5.5" core. Garage: 4.5" overall with 3.5" EPS core
- SIP roof: House and Garage: 10.25" overall with 9.25" EPS core
Aging-in-Place SIP House Garner NC
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Winner: Lammers Residence
Extreme Panel Technologies, Josh Fragodt
Lammers Residence - Crofton, NE
Features:
- SIP walls: 6.5 panels
- SIP roof: 12.25" panels
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Runner Up: Taiga-Miller Residence
Energy Panel Structures / Taiga Design+Build, Lee Bergum / Anton Moody
Taiga-Miller Residence - Grand Marais, MN
Features:
- SIP walls: 8" Neopor®
- SIP roof: 10" Neopor®
High Performance SIP Vacation House Grand Marais MN
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Runner Up: Nielsen Hus
Stinson Builders, Inc. / Extreme Panel Technologies, Chris Nielsen
Nielsen Hus - Medicine Lake, MN
Features:
- SIP Walls: 6-1/2" with closed cell EPS foam (R-24) core material
- SIP Floor: 10-1/2" with closed cell EPS foam (R-40) core material
- SIP Roof: 12-1/4" with closed cell EPS foam (R-49) core material
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Honorable Mention: Schwalbach Residence
Extreme Panel Technologies, Josh Fragodt
Schwalbach Residence - Windom, MN
Features:
- SIP walls: 6-1/2” panels
- SIP roof: 10-1/4” panels
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. High Performance Winner: Semiahmoo Net Zero Home
TC Legend Homes & Premier Building Systems, Thad Johnson
Semiahmoo Net Zero Home - Blaine, WA
Features:
- SIP walls: 6.5" Graphite Polystyrene Core
- SIP roof: 10.25" Graphite Polystyrene Core
Semiahmoo Net Positive SIP House Blaine WA
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. High Performance Runner Up: Smart Home Pensacola
Loxley Hawk, Inc. / FischerSIPS, David Lars Butler / Damian Pataluna
Smart Home Pensacola - Pensacola, FL
Features:
- SIP walls: 8-1/4”
- SIP roof: 12-1/4”
LEED Platinum SIP House Pensacola FL
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. High Performance Honorable Mention: Smithgall Residence
Murus Company, Chris Bloom
Smithgall Residence - Kilmarnock, VA
Features:
- SIP walls: 8.25" GPS
- SIP roof: 12.25" GPS
Smithgall High Performance SIP House Kilmarnock VA
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Winner: Bryant Residential Loft
Energy Panel Structures, Lee Bergum
Bryant Residential Loft - Minneapolis, MN
Features:
- SIP walls: 8" Foam Neopor®
- SIP roof: 10" Foam Neopor®
- SIP floor: 10" Foam Neopor®
Bryant SIP Residential Loft Minneapolis MN
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Runner Up: Vis Residence
Mike Bourquin Construction / Extreme Panel Technologies, Mike Bourquin
Vis Residence - Luverne, MN
Features:
- SIP wall thickness: 4” panels in garage, 4” panels to enclose mechanical room and 4” rim joists, 4” panels for the vaulted gable ends.
- SIP roof thickness: 4” panels to trayed ceilings
- SIP foundation thickness: 8” panels for the foundation (8’ and 4’ foundation panels)
- SIP floor thickness : 6” panels for the floor in some areas
Single Family Homes Under 3,000 sq. ft. Honorable Mention: Dexter Residence
Insulspan, Nicole Horton
Dexter Residence - Dexter, MI
Features:
- SIP walls: 8.25” panels
- SIP roof: 12.25” panels
Affordable Housing Runner Up: Solace Apartments
Panels: Energy Panel Structures (EPS) Jesse Schott
Builder: Robert W. Carlstrom Co., Inc.
Solace Apartments - St. Peter, MN
Feature:
- SIP walls: 6” EPS Panels