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HURRICANE-READY BUILDER’S UPGRADE

Hurricane-Ready SCIP Shells

A stronger structural shell for your build.

Are your clients looking for a hurricane resistant structure?

More Florida buyers are demanding homes that survive Category 5 storms — and most builders can’t offer one without reinventing their entire operation.

You don’t have to. BeachLife’s shell division builds the hurricane-ready SCIP envelope as your subcontractor, under your license, on your project. Your trades, your schedule, your finish-out — nothing about how you run your build changes. What changes is what you can offer: a full steel reinforced monolithic shell engineered for 200+ mph winds.

Offer the upgrade. Skip the headaches.
SCIP shell under construction
SCIP panel cutaway

What is a SCIP shell?

SCIP stands for Structural Concrete Insulated Panels — steel-reinforced panels with insulation built into the core, shotcreted into a single insulated monolithic shell. Walls, subfloors, roof, and interior walls tie together as one continuous structure.

No weak joints. No separate framing and insulation trades. Strength, energy performance, and long-term durability poured into one system.

✓ Faster build times
✓ 200+ mph tested
✓ High R-value built-in
50% Energy savings

The full envelope, turn-key

Every scope is negotiable — but the full value is the full envelope. One sub, one monolithic structure, one hurricane-ready handoff. Trace it on the build:

SCIP shell under construction
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Roof structure

SCIP roof panels tied into the walls — one continuous structure, usable as rooftop space.

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Exterior walls

Steel reinforced, insulation in the core, shotcreted into the monolith.

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Subfloors

SCIP floor systems locked into the envelope.

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Interior walls

Build-type dependent — every wall load-bearing when the design calls for it.

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Full steel reinforced monolithic envelope

No weak joints anywhere — the whole shell acts as one.

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In-house SCIP structural engineering

Engineered from your existing designs, by our team.

WORK QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY

Dependable shell partnership

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Send us your plans

Upload your PDF — CAD is even better. Any project size, no minimum.

Get Free Quote
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Free proposal in 48 hours

We review it with you on a short call — scope, price, and schedule, line by line.

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In-house SCIP engineering

Our engineers convert your existing designs to a SCIP structural shell. No redesign on your end.

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We build the shell

As your subcontractor, under your permit. Full envelope: walls, subfloors, roof, and interior walls as the build type requires.

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You take the handoff

A dried-in, hurricane-ready shell. Your trades finish the interior exactly as they always do.

✓  Hurricane ready — engineered for 200+ mph (CAT 5)
✓  Lower insurance costs
✓  50% energy savings (HVAC & energy)
✓  Full steel reinforced monolithic envelope
✓  Reduced cost of ownership
Finished BeachLife home
✓  Turn-key shell build solution
✓  Team of skilled engineers & SCIP masters
✓  Rapid in-house SCIP engineering from your existing designs
✓  Work quickly and efficiently — a no-nonsense relationship
SCIP shell build in progress

SCIP shell benefits for general contractors

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High insulation R-value

Built into the shell itself — no separate insulation trade to schedule, inspect, or call back.

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High-wind coastal design

Engineered for the regions where the codes are toughest and the storms are real.

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Faster shell build times

One integrated system replaces block, framing, and insulation running in sequence.

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Reduced overall maintenance

A concrete monolith — no rot, no rust, no warranty callbacks on the structure.

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In-house SCIP engineering support

We handle the structural conversion and stand behind your team through inspection.

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Flexible shell package options

Full envelope is the default — every scope negotiable to fit your project.

SCIP compared to CMU, ICF & Wood Frame

SCIP Shell (BeachLife)
CMU + framing + insulation
ICF
Wood frame
Hurricane resistant (CAT 5)
Built-in insulation
Monolithic — no weak joints
Fire resistant
Mold, rot & insect resistant
Faster shell schedule
Competitive with a CMU shell + insulation + framing combined — priced by proposal, free, in 48 hours.
200+
mph wind design (CAT 5)
48 hr
free proposal turnaround
50%
energy savings
1–4 hr
fire ratings

Independently evaluated — DrJ Engineering TER 1202-12 (structural, wind, seismic, thermal) and TER 1201-04 (fire, per IBC §722); ICC-ES ESR-5623 & ESR-2435; fire resistance per ASTM E119.

Palm Leafs

Based in Florida. Building Beyond.

Headquartered in Largo, serving all of Florida and the Southeast — and we travel for large projects. If your site needs a hurricane-ready shell, we’ll get there.

Send us your plans — we’ll send a SCIP shell proposal

Free. Within 48 hours. Reviewed with you on a call.  

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