ENERGY STAR SIP Salon Earlham IA

Location: Earlham, IA

Project Information

Project Type:	Commercial, Other Commercial
Manufacturer:	Energy Panel Structures
Builder:	Blue Ribbon Builders
Design Professional:	ENERGY PANEL STRUCTURES, INC/ BLUE RIBBON BUILDERS
Year Built:	2021

Performance

High Performance:	No
HERS/EUI Index Score:
ACH50 - Blower Test Results:
kBtu/sq.ft./year:
CO2 lbs./sq.ft./year:

Building use:
Hair and beauty salon

SIP benefits for this job:
SIPS provided an innovated structural option to match an existing roof line while providing maximum vaulted ceiling height.

SIP wall thickness: 6-1/2": 7/16"OSB / 5-5/8" EPS foam / 7/16" OSB
SIP roof thickness: 10-1/4": 7/16"OSB / 9-3/8" EPS foam / 7/16" OSB

Comments on labor saving, construction time, construction costs and energy savings:
Full vaulted ceiling saving time, labor, and costs compared to stick building and trying to achieve the same look and energy efficiency.

Innovative design elements:
SIPs panels offered a great solution for wide span faulted ceiling design while also providing the versatility needed for storefront glazed openings. The owner wanted a tall large glass opening overlooking a pond and was able to achieve this by using SIP roof panels.

Certificates awarded:
Mechanical systems are ENERGY STAR

HVAC:
94% High efficiency forced air heating and cooling

Energy saving materials used in the building envelope:
Thermally broken storefront frames
Low E glazing
High density spray foam used to air seal the connection to an existing building

Energy efficient products or design features:
LED lightening throughout

Additional sustainable materials or features:
low-VOC interior paint was used
low-VOC adhesives
Landscape bed with shrubs adjacent to the building

Additional comments:
Due to Covid and the restrictions the city had in place for hair salons where she had worked, the owner decided to add an endwall addtion to an existing shop/storage building on their own property.
This SIPs addition provided a facility to meet her customers needs that is convenient and safe.

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