Technologies
BioSIP, ReedStrand, Bio-Cell
A structural envelope, a spanning system and a daylighting facade — grown rather than mined, and specified together.
01
BioSIP
The assembled panel — ReedStrand skins + Bio-Cell core
0.14 W/m²K
BioSIP is not a single material: it is the assembly. A plant-based outer shell of pressed ReedStrand facings is bonded to a Bio-Cell insulation core, so skin and core work as one structural insulated panel. Load-bearing, vapour-open and fully compostable at end of life.
02
ReedStrand
Outer shell / structural facing
41 MPa bending
The outer layer of the panel: aligned reed strands, harvested annually from managed wetlands and laminated into a densified plant-fibre facing. It carries the bending and diaphragm forces on both faces of the BioSIP panel and spans 7.2 m as a floor or roof cassette.
03
Bio-Cell
Inner core / insulation layer
0.036 W/mK · 62% light transmission
The inner layer of the panel: a cellular bio-polymer core placed continuously between the ReedStrand facings, keeping the insulation line unbroken and vapour-open. Used alone as a facade element, the same cell structure diffuses daylight deep into plan.
Detail B1
BioSIP™ wall-to-floor connection
Vertical section at 1:5 — ReedStrand™ facings, Bio-Cell™ core, spline joint, airtight membrane continuity and the floor cassette junction, drawn to be copied into a real set.
Specification
Technical data — the Neufert standard
| Property | Value | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| U-value (envelope) | < 0.15 W/m²K (0.14 measured) | ISO 6946 |
| R-value (envelope) | R-40 · 7.14 m²K/W | ISO 6946 |
| Fire class | Class A · A2-s1,d0 | EN 13501-1 |
| Seismic resilience | 8.0+ magnitude · lightweight diaphragm | EN 1998-1 / TBDY 2018 |
| Material composition | ReedStrand™ facings (2 × 15 mm) + Bio-Cell™ core (240 mm) | EN 300 / EN 12667 |
| Airtightness | 0.3 h⁻¹ @ 50 Pa | EN 13829 |
| Production tolerance | ±1 mm (AIOS™ robotic cell) | Internal QA (vision) |
Data
Material stack, machine-readable
| Layer | Function | Key metric | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReedStrand™ OSB | Outer structural facing | 41 MPa bending | Compostable / re-laminated |
| Bio-Cell™ | Continuous insulation core | 0.036 W/mK | Compostable |
| BioSIP™ | Assembled load-bearing panel | 0.14 W/m²K | Demountable, panel reuse |
| AIOS™ robotics | Production and QA | ±1 mm · 90 min/panel | n/a (process) |
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