Spray Foam: Improving Energy Efficiency with Environmentally Sustainable Solutions
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Spray Foam Insulation Helping Create Stronger Buildings
Insulation may not be at the top of mind when you think of developing durable and resilient structures, but did you know that spray foam can play a critical role in helping strengthen buildings?
Contributions of Insulation to the U.S. Economy in 2020
The use of insulation in U.S. homes and businesses saves energy by reducing the need to heat and cool buildings, putting more money in the pockets of home and business owners. In addition, by saving energy, the use of insulation directly reduces g...
Spray Foam Insulation: Helping Achieve Sustainability
Insulation, like all building products, has an ‘embodied’ carbon footprint resulting from energy use during the manufacturing process. However, spray foam insulation is a highly energy-efficient product and quickly offsets its manufacturing footpr...
Polyurethane and Polyisocyanurate Foams: Insulation that Works
Innovative material design and technology advancements have resulted in high quality polyurethane insulation products that reduce energy loss. In a one-year study by Franklin Associates, plastic building and construction materials saved 467.2 tril...
The Contributions of Insulation to U.S. Economy in 2019
The use of insulation in U.S. homes and businesses saves energy, putting more money in the pockets of home and business owners. In addition, by saving energy, the use of insulation directly reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
High Pressure SPF Insulation In New Home Construction And Retrofit Applications: Worker And Homeowner Health And Safety Information
This document has been created to provide practical information on potential worker exposure to SPF chemicals and to characterize potential SPF emissions that a home owner may encounter.1 Since 2010, the American Chemistry Council’s Center for the...
Answers To Common Spray Foam Health And Safety Questions For Workers And Homeowners
Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) is a one-step spray-applied product widely used to insulate and seal cracks and other small gaps in homes and buildings, improving energy efficiency and comfort. SPF is a highly effective insulator and air barrier, wh...
Center for the Polyurethanes Industry summary of unpublished industrial hygiene studies related to the evaluation of emissions of spray polyurethane foam insulation
Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation is used as thermal insulation for residential and commercial buildings. It has many advantages over other forms insulation; however, concerns have been raised related to chemical emissions during and after ...
The Economic Benefits of the U.S. Polyurethanes Industry 2015
The polyurethanes industry generates upstream jobs in direct supplier industries and even more in expenditure-induced employment. Nearly five jobs are created for each job in the U.S. polyurethanes industry. This is known as the multiplier effect,...