Timber Framers

The Timber Framers Guild is dedicated to promoting, supporting, honoring, and advancing the craft of timber framing. Enercept is proud to support the craft and join other Visionaries who see the future, while looking to the past and living in the present. Visionaries see the possibility in the world around them and in the community in which they live. Enercept supports the Timber Framers Guild in their quest to preserve the craft of building timber frames.

Whether you’re building a full timber frame or a hybrid (partial timber frame), enclosing timber frames with SIPs is the perfect fit for your project. Enercept's SIPs are high performance building panels made with an expanded polystyrene (EPS) rigid foam core sandwiched between two structural skins of 7/16″ oriented strand board (OSB) used in floors, walls and roofs.

Enercept has been building structural insulated panels since 1981.
The hand-crafted timbers are works of art. And, not only do they look great, they are also structurally sound. Insulation plays a key role within the building envelope. Enercept is proud to partner with and support such an amazing community. Timber framing is a distinctive style of building construction in which heavy timbers frame the structure instead of more slender dimensional lumber (for example, 2 x 6-in.). Timber framing was a building practice used throughout the world until roughly 1900 when the demand for cheap, fast housing brought dimensional lumber to the construction forefront. In the 1970s, craftsman revived the timber framing tradition in the United States and have ushered the design style into the modern era.

Enercept SIPs can surround an entire timber frame, leaving all the majestic timber visible in the interior and providing a nearly airtight barrier. A SIP is composed of an insulating foam core (EPS) sandwiched between two structural facings, (OSB) oriented strand board. The result is a building system that is extremely strong, energy efficient, and cost-effective. One of the biggest benefits of using Enercept is that we offer the most fully customizable SIPs on the market.

• Factory-installed electrical chases along with an easy-to-follow Electrical Guide for your electrician
• Factory-installed electrical chases in our SIP roof panels
• Panel core thickness from 1″ to 16″ due to Enercept’s unique 4-foot line panel press which can accommodate a variety of options.
• Known in the SIP industry for our ability to produce customized panels for even the most complex designs, Enercept employs an experienced, thorough drafting team to assist with SIP design questions.
• On-site virtual help for builders to ensure quality construction and help minimize the learning curve is available.
• A detailed Construction Guide, Electrical Guide and durable panel layouts issued with every project