[Greenbuilding] Dow's SIS sheathing

[John E. Beeson]

Bill,

With no significant sheathing, can this stuff withstand an airborne 2x4
wood stud projectile?  I doubt it.  So, yeah, it might act as structural
sheathing for the composite structure, but it won't stop the flying
debris of tornadoes and the like....

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John E. Beeson, LEED AP
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Has anyone had any experience using Dow's new SIS sheathing product?
The claim is that it functions as structural sheathing, but also as a
rain screen/vapor barrier and as insulation to stop the thermal bridging
of stick built houses.  It requires a heck of a lot of nailing, but if
it works the way that they say, it will answer a lot of problems, and
remove a few layers (thus saving money and labor costs).  Anyone used it
yet?

Cheers,
Bill