SIPS Low Air Leakage Development, Mulgrave Sports
Design and erection of SIPS external and internal walls.
19.12.08 Electric bill for the first 12 month period of operation was £800 - this covers ALL the heating and running costs of the building as there is no gas.
Development factfile
Client: Mulgrave Sports Association
Contractor: Newton Builders, Whitby
Architect: Stuart Duckett Architecture & Design
SIPS Started: November 2006
SIPS Completed: May 2007
Project Address: High Street, Lythe, Nr Whitby
INTERESTING FACT: SIPS@Clays time on site was 6 days
The materials
Foundation: Concrete Raft
Walls and roof: Sips Walls with a trussed roof, the roof incorporating Sun pipes to add additional light
Outer walls: Glasroc Multiboard
Roof Tiles: Lafarge Cambrian Slate
Heating: Ground source heat pump providing underfloor heating
The Background
Mulgrave Sports association was formed to provide a multipurpose sports facility for the area, providing a home for Goldsborough F.C , Mulgrave Cricket Club and bowling club. Stuart Duckett the architect has designed an energy efficient and environmentally friendly building, incorporating a ground source heat pump to provider space heating and hot water, also photovoltaic panels to provide electricity as well as a rain water harvesting system.
Structurally insulated panels ideally compliment the other eco-friendly features, with there high insulation and low air leakage vastly reducing the energy required to heat the building. Stuart also commented that the sports association received a grant from the Football Foundation, who wouldn’t normally give donations for timber buildings, but they were so impressed with the strength and robustness of the SIPS Panels that a grant was forth coming.
The Build
Newton Builders were the main contractors for the contract, the work being supervised by John Newton.
Why SIP Construction?
1. Speed of built, low “U” values, low air leakage, also enabled the sports association to receive grants against a timber building.
2. Speed of build - yes
3. Running Costs - yes
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