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		<title>The Future of SPF</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spray foam insulation (SPF), is still relatively new to the insulation industry; at least in terms of its use in stationary structures. After initial success in vehicles and airplanes during the 1940’s, SPF began appearing in newly constructed homes of the 1970’s – but only when specially requested. Now as we find ourselves in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2012/01/the-future-of-spf/</link>
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		<title>SPF and The Recovery Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. and Mrs. Dudley of York County, Maine own a beautifully restored 1885 home. Unfortunately for the entirety of its 125 years, the house has not been insulated. One can only imagine the costs of heating and cooling over the years, let alone during an energy crisis. As new owners of the historic home, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2012/01/spf-and-the-recovery-act/</link>
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		<title>Anti-Microbial SPF FAQ’s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are not familiar with the technical details of spray foam insulation (SPF), then it can be hard to believe there is anything anti-microbial about it. Nevertheless, open and closed cell SPF can be purchased with anti-microbial agents, and yes it really does work. SPF has been used in residential applications since the 1970’s, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2012/01/anti-microbial-spf-faq%e2%80%99s/</link>
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		<title>California Endorses Open Cell SPF</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Previous to the 1970’s, all buildings and residential homes were insulated with fiberglass (and asbestos before that). Many of those same structures are still in regular use and functioning at very inefficient energy levels, despite nationwide media attention on rising energy costs and the need to engage new technology for lowering the use of diminishing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2012/01/california-endorses-open-cell-spf/</link>
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		<title>Spray Foam Safety Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When applying spray foam to your home, there are some very important safety factors. This infographic will give you an idea of the dos and don’ts to applying spray foam insulation to any project safely. &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2012/01/spray-foam-safety-tips/</link>
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		<title>How Spray Foam Insulation Can Help Our Veterans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 2nd 2011 an eight inch thick layer of open cell polyurethane spray foam insulation was applied to the home of Sergeant Allen Hill. Two days later he and his family moved into their newly built house, courtesy of ABC television and the producers of the popular philanthropic show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Anyone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2011/12/how-spray-foam-insulation-can-help-our-veterans/</link>
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		<title>How Spray Foam Insulation Saved a Music Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spray Foam Insulation and Roofing Magazine recently published an article about a home in Charleston, South Carolina in which a fire completely leveled the home &#8211; except for one room. The article goes on to explain how the homeowner constructed his personal music room for maximum sound insulation, using open-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation (SPF). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2011/12/how-spray-foam-insulation-saved-a-music-room/</link>
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		<title>Sustainability and Polyurethane Foam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So many people seeking a wholly organic and environmentally friendly lifestyle automatically assume any material with a chemical sounding name will cause them harm. Yet that is a notion that is so inaccurate, it is almost laughable. According to the Polyurethane Foam Association, polyurethane is produced as a result of the reaction of two organic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2011/12/sustainability-and-polyurethane-foam/</link>
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		<title>Is Spray Foam Insulation Really &#8216;Green&#8217;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is polyurethane foam, in its sprayed form and as an insulator, actually environmentally friendly? What does &#8216;green&#8217; and &#8216;environmentally friendly&#8217; mean? All excellent questions, and all of them are not answerable in a word or two. Let&#8217;s begin with defining the concept of environmentally friendly. According to the International Organization for Standardization (IOS) the term [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2011/12/is-spray-foam-insulation-really-green/</link>
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		<title>Spray Foam Preparation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you have chosen to kick out the pink stuff and insulate your home using spray foam insulation instead. Congratulations! You’re on your way to reaping the benefits of more energy savings, less mold, fewer air leaks, greener materials, and twice the protective capability when compared to traditional fiberglass and cellulose insulation. But you won’t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/blog/2011/12/spray-foam-preparation/</link>
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