SIP Celebration Life Center Trimont MN
Location: Trimont, MN
Project Information
Project Type: | Renovations |
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Manufacturer: | Energy Panel Structures |
Builder: | Welp Construction |
Design Professional: | Denison Drywall Inc |
Year Built: | 2024 |
Performance
High Performance: | No |
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BEA: 2025 Building Excellence Award - Classic Winner
Building a Sustainable Sanctuary: A Funeral Home Built with SIPs
This funeral home project exemplifies how sustainable building practices can create a dignified and comforting space for families. The owner, seeking to minimize environmental impact and reduce operating costs, chose SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) for the construction.
Why SIPs?
Recommended by a colleague who had successfully built a SIP funeral home, the owner recognized the advantages of SIPs:
- Energy Efficiency: SIP walls, featuring 6-1/2" thick panels with a 5-1/2" expanded polystyrene core, significantly improve insulation, reducing energy consumption and lowering utility bills.
- Speed of Construction: SIPs expedited the construction process, minimizing on-site labor and accelerating project timelines.
- Roof Efficiency: The addition of 4-1/2" nail base panels to the existing chapel roof, incorporating 3-5/8" expanded polystyrene and 7/16" OSB, dramatically reduced the time required for insulation and sheathing.
Sustainable Results
The use of SIPs enabled the existing HVAC system to efficiently support the doubled square footage of the building. This demonstrates the remarkable energy efficiency of SIP construction and its ability to contribute to a more sustainable future.
Documents
- Building Plans: SIP-Celebration-Life-Center-Trimont-MN-Building-Plans.pdf