A hotel in the Shetlands which was destroyed in a fire last week was built in a factory out of modules formed from polyurethene insulation and chipboard, documents show.
It ended up looking like this:
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It ended up looking like this:
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/hotel-destroyed-in-fire-was-constructed-offsite-using-insulated-panels-documents-show-67428">https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/hote...
The 106-bed hotel was built from structural insulated panels (SIPS), which were built into furnished rooms in a factory in Northern Ireland, shipped to the Shetlands and assembed onsite in a matter of days. Construction method said to have been "a first for a hotel of this size".