Building Design and architecture are much like any other design based occupation.

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Plans are made, changed, reworked, thrown out, and restarted. This occurred with our property. The 'Heritage' project has been mothballed, but it will stay on our website as a demonstration of what can be achieved on a small lot.

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In it's place, we have started constructing a small workshop to the southwest corner utilising different wall and roof framing systems.

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These are called 'Structural Insulated Panels' (or SIPs for short). These pre-fabricated panels replace traditional framed systems and include the structural and insulating components in one system. 

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Construction is quick, they can be clad with anything you like (just like regular framing), and they have incredible thermal performance. All of this equates to a building that is easy to build and can save you money in heating and cooling.

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In the current environment where timber framing is very expensive, SIPs are a good alternative to investigate to keep your project moving.