Case study: INNOVA Eco Building

INNOVA Eco Building is a company located in Miami, Florida which received the 2016 SIPA Building Excellence Award. The factory uses state-of-art equipment and a conditioned facility to produce SIPs. The company manufactures panels fabricated with different materials, for example:

• Plywood SIP panels: Up to 4 ft. wide and 24 feet length, used for floors, walls, and roofs.The SIP can be made of ½ in. CDX plywood, ¾ in. pressure treated plywood, or other plywood material.
• High Heat SIP: High density rigid polyisocyanurate insulation is used along with magnesium oxide board and phenolic backings to create a high temperature SIP panelfor special use conditions.
• Cork SIP: Cork cores are made upon request. Cork harvesting is done by hand without cutting down or damaging the tree. It is 100% natural and rapidly renewable.
• Phenolic Fiberglass: Phenolic skins are highly fire resistant, water proof, dimensionally stable, and accept a wide range of finish coatings.
• Cement fiber skin: Manufactured using an expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulating foam core of 1 to 3 lbs. /cu ft. density, sandwiched between two 5/16 in. thick cement fiber skins. The exterior surface may be painted or coated, if needed.
• Magnesium Oxide Skin: Available in thicknesses from 6 mm to 30 mm. The product is a healthy choice since it does not contain organic solvents, heavy metals, asbestos, oils or other toxic ingredients. Generally, the panel is strong, durable, and impact resistant for hurricane prone areas, not to mention that provides superior loading, fire ratings, and acoustic values over OSB and fiber cement SIPs.
• OSB: Expanded polystyrene insulating foam core of 1 – 3 lbs. /cu ft. density sandwiched between two structural OSB skins. Panels are available in sizes up to 4 ft. wide, up to 24ft. length, and up to 12 in. thick.