Installing Stressed-Skin Panels

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A little ingenuity can replace a crane when installing roof panels. This 4×16-foot panel is 4 1/2 inches thick and weighs in at about 250 pounds. frame. A decade later, after much experimentation, the stressed-skin panel has become our preferred insulation system. Recipe for a onestep shell: Plan for minimal waste, measure and cut with precision, and be sure to seal ’em tight. A stressed-skin panel is nothing more than a sandwich of a thick core material bonded to two thin outer skins. The structural principle is similar to that of an I-beam; the outer skins serve as the flanges of the beam, while the insulation core performs the role of the I-beam web. The panels we now use have a polyurethane core

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Tedd Benson

Custom builder Tedd Benson is the founding owner of Bensonwood and has authored four seminal books on timberframing, the first of which, Building the Timber Frame House, was instrumental in the revival of this centuries-old form of building with heavy timber. Over four decades, Benson has steadfastly championed high-performance, sustainable home building with an emphasis on innovation, quality, and social responsibility. He is a frequent keynote speaker and session presenter at conferences around the U.S. and overseas. Over the past 15 years, his search for a new and better way to build has resulted in an exclusive design/build system called Open-Built, and recently in the founding of a new company, Unity Homes, which specializes in off-site fabrication of high-performance homes.

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