SIRS is Racking up more Successes

28-01-2008

DTE’S SIRS ROOFING SYSTEM IS RACKING UP MORE SUCCESSES

Since achieving NHBC approval in 2007, Donaldson Timber Engineering’s SIRS roofing system has been racking up successes with house builders large and small.

SIRS is a Structural Insulated Roofing System, which incorporates SIPS panels, roof trusses and cassette floors and, most importantly, excludes purlins. The system incorporates BBA components and PEFC timber and has gained TRADA and NHBC approval .

One big player who batted early for SIRS was Persimmon Homes, who trialled the system successfully at their Living I site at Irlam in Manchester, using it in the “Energy House.”

Currently order books are building for SIRS, with orders from Opal Homes for their site in Anstruther in Fife, where SIRS complements Opal’s “thin joint” system of build, thus bringing together two forms of MMC.

Westbury Partnership has used SIRS on a Coventry where a “room in the roof” house type was deemed “ideal for SIRS.” SIRS is also appealing to self builders, with the most recent order coming from Dorset.

The design of the SIRS system is predicated on the idea of “making things easier” for the builder and the system offers several advantages: it is simple and quick to build and can reduce erection time by up to 60 – 80%; it gives up to 25% more floor space; achieves long spans; and suits a variety of roof shapes – Dutch Hip, T shape, Gable to Gable; and it also meets all current UK building regulations.

Manufactured using sustainably sourced timber and insulated panel construction, SIRS also contributes to Low Carbon Build and responds to the challenges of Modern Methods of Construction.

A brochure giving full technical information on the SIRS system is available. This can be obtained by visiting the DTE website at www.dontim-eng.co.uk and downloading the brochure from the technical page, or by contacting DTE direct.