February 22nd, 2012 at 9:00am |
There are multiple factors involved in making spray foam insulation effective, but let’s begin with how the product is created. There are two main chemical compounds used to produce spray foam insulation, polyurethane and polyisocyanurate, although the latter is merely a more advanced form of the former. They are made from a chain of polymers [...]
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December 21st, 2011 at 9:00am |
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 [...]
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December 21st, 2011 at 9:00am |
Is polyurethane foam, in its sprayed form and as an insulator, actually environmentally friendly? What does ‘green’ and ‘environmentally friendly’ mean? All excellent questions, and all of them are not answerable in a word or two. Let’s begin with defining the concept of environmentally friendly. According to the International Organization for Standardization (IOS) the term [...]
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May 29th, 2011 at 7:49pm |
Focusing on energy savings can lead to dramatic improvements, including significantly lower bills, more comfort, better health, and a $20 to $1 saved increase in the value of your building.
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May 28th, 2011 at 8:05pm |
Finding Good Information and Advice can be Harder than We Think it Should Be.
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May 25th, 2011 at 8:33pm |
The false economy of spending little on insulation and tons on energy month after month
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May 19th, 2011 at 1:16am |
Building science can be confusing. Here’s how to figure out condensation vs. vapor.
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May 17th, 2011 at 4:51pm |
8 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing Insulation Focusing Just on R-Value Are we beating a dead horse here? I don’t think so and here’s why. Once you go back out there, you’ll see R-value time and time again. It’s hypnotic. It can easily sway you to going back to comparing apples to bananas. There’s more [...]
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May 16th, 2011 at 3:46pm |
4 steps to a Comfortable, Healthy, Dollar Saving Home Determine What You Want What problem are you trying to solve? Mold, drafts, pests? High energy bills? If you don’t know what you want, you can’t look for the solution. This sounds very basic, I know. But you’d be shocked at how many people jump in [...]
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May 15th, 2011 at 1:15pm |
The Importance of Value and Price I wonder whether you’re aware of how important it is to distinguish between value and price. People who choose insulation based on price are always disappointed. They spend the least they can and then find out they didn’t solve the problems they wanted to. The net result is they [...]
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