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Unlocking Carbon Savings with Plastic Insulation Materials

In recent years, many essential industries including packaging, medical, automotive, and building sectors, have made commitments to improve the sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes. Within each of these essential industries...

Polyurethane Products: Overview of U.S. Model Building Code Fire Performance Requirements

Model and local building codes used in the United States provide guidance and requirements for the safe use of materials and systems used in buildings. Since the 1970s, foam plastic thermal insulation, including polyurethane and polyisocyanurate, ...

Know the Code: Using Spray Foam Insulation In Attics and Crawl Spaces

One of the largest growing uses of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation is in residential attics and crawl spaces. As with all other foam insulation applications, this use is regulated by building codes to assure that occupants are properly pr...