Hi everyone
Just found the forum in the past week, looks like a wealth of knowledge and experience on here, so looking to learn more!
I have renovated a few houses over the years but now have permission for a new commercial building which opens up so many questions, ICF, Sips or brick and block and how to heat/ventilate. A fair size two storey building at around 300 square meters, although its commercial the design is very traditional looking with brick and lime mortar, timber clad sections and a slate roof to look barn like.
I like the idea of ICF but my biggest concern is the method and cost of brick slips as opposed to just a more traditional brick and block build, if the traditional build can reach similar U values it might be much easier to find the trades to do the build and workout cheaper but I keep hearing fabric first!
Any experience and advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in anticipation.