Hi everyone, I just signed up after reading a few forums today and was so surprised at such an active forum space in this field. I'm currently trying to build a home and thinking of utilizing SCIPs after a friend of mine built his house out of it. Do any SCIPs makers offer guarantees for their products? If so, how many years would they cover them for? Some claim that these are nearly indestructible and would last decades and decades, but obviously that's different from an actual guarantee. If anyone can shed some light on this, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks! :)

I don't know, but SCIPS make sense to me. Put the foam on the inside, the thermal mass on the outsides and in some cases, avoid the need for any other inside or outside covering (wallboard, siding, etc). Or add coloring, gravel, texture, etc. You might ask these guys about warranty:

http://www.litedeck.com/tilt_info.html

IMO, they should make the beams so that they protrude to the interior or exterior instead of reducing the insulation thickness. Ie, 6" of foam that narrows to 2" every few feet seems like an unnecessary thermal bridge. Post tensioning to save concrete and steel seems like a green idea.

Get a Lawyer first... Have a contract ready before you sign, and approve the Drawings for your project. From experience...stay away from Thermocore. The design of the panels do not allow the load of the panel to properly transfer to the sub floor. Results in ...Drafts at floor level.. and the panels can "Bow" like ours are doing as we speak!!! Engineers have stated this...but to no avail..... Thermocore Panels should be avoided until this issue is resolved.

Much belated thanks. Really appreciate the help.

Thermocore = SIP not SCIP - right?