Materials #2: Fire performance requirements for structural insulated panels (SIPs) in New Zealand residential builds (2022)

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Structural insulated panels (SIPs) could provide an affordable solution for New Zealand’s current housing shortage. Although these products have been used in overseas residential buildings for some time, the building system is different from our traditional light timber-framed construction. BRANZ reviewed documentation on fire-performance requirements in New Zealand and overseas.