Kingspan TEK Building System
Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) building system
'The Structural Insulated Panels are made up of two OSB/3 (Oriented Strand Board) boards with a zero Ozone Depletion Potential (zero ODP) rigid urethane insulation core. The OSB/3 boards are not bonded to the insulation in a secondary process. They are autohesively bonded to the rigid urethane insulation core during manufacture resulting in superior adhesive strength to the bond between the core and the OSB/3 boards.
This is a process which leads to premium structural properties. The proven combination of OSB/3 boards and the rigid urethane insulation core provides for the extreme resilience of Kingspan TEK Structural Insulated Panels. Thanks to these properties, the Kingspan TEK Building System gives a structure proven performance.
Kingspan TEK Structural Insulated Panels are manufactured at Kingspan Off-Site's state-of–the-art production facility situated in Northern Germany.
The Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik (the German construction industry’s supervisory board) started testing the Kingspan TEK Building System according to stringent German standards in 1993, and in 1995 the System was awarded a Zulassung certificate (the German equivalent of a BBA Certificate). Since 1995, the Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik have continuously monitored test results on the System.'
| Material/s: | OSB/3, CFC/HCFC-free rigid urethane, OSB/3 |
| Environmental statement: | Yes |
| BRE Ecopoints: | External walls: 0.42 - 1.7, roofing: 0.77 - 5 (1999) |
| Green Guide rating: | A |
| Environmental certification: | No |
| 3rd party accreditation: | BBA certificate 02/S029, IAB certificate 02/0158 and Zulassung certificate 2-9.1-315. |
| 3rd party product endorsement: | No |
| Quality certification: | TRADA/UKTFA Q-Mark |
| Reusability / Recyclability: | There are a range of options available for recovery or recycling of rigid urethane products produced with zero ODP materials at the end of their useful lives. For example the OSB/3 from the panels can be recovered and recycled. Although it is recognised t |
| Recycled content to ISO 14021: | None |
| Life expectancy | BBA - 60 years; Kingspan - 'building lifetime' |
| Substitute for or new materials / method: |
Timber frame construction |
| Downloads: | Product brochure |
| Codes of Practice: | |
| Workmanship Work Section: | |
| Country/s of manufacture: | Germany |
| UK distribution location: | Milton Keynes |
| Alternative products: | structural timber panels |
| Further information: | Insulation materials compared |
| Information last updated: | Monday 17th, November 2008 |
| Manufacturer's evidence rating:* |  |
| Manufacturer: | Kingspan Off-Site Limited |
| Address: | Eltisley Road, Great Gransden, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 3AR |
| Telephone: | 01767 676 400 |
| Fax: | 01767 676 444 |
| Email: | marketing@kingspanoffsite.com |
| Website: | www.kingspanoffsite.com |
The product has been selected on the above average performance in the following areas:
| - | Abiotic depletion | - | Acidification |
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Global warming | - | Eutrophication |
| - | Ozone layer deplection | - | Solid Waste |
| - | Human toxicity | - | Radioactivity |
| - | Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity | - | Minerals extraction |
| - | Terrestial exotoxicity | - | Water extraction |
| - | Photochemical oxidation |
*Note:
Manufacturer's evidence rating
* One star rating: The product has been included based on an assessment of the manufacturer's own product information.
*** Three star rating: The product has been included on the basis of a third party, independent, Life Cycle Analysis (BRE Ecoprofile or similar).
