Tag Archives: Insulation

Industrial Daylighting: Increasing light quality and reducing energy load

February 3, 2014

For an electrical conduit design and manufacturing company in Roselle, Illinois, a new plant would represent as much as a 60 percent increase in company production and 25 new jobs in the community.

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XPS, EPS, and Dock Flotation

January 21, 2014

After the feature, “Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: Specifying Thermal Insulation Below-grade and Under-slab” ran in our December 2013 issue, we received a letter from retired architect, Joseph S. Bond. Mr. Bond wrote that the article in question “seems to reverse the findings” from both his personal and professional experience with expanded and extruded polystyrene (EPS and XPS):

I am a retired architect, and may not have the best current … Continue reading XPS, EPS, and Dock Flotation

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Impact of Advancements in Model Energy Codes: The value of energy conservation

January 17, 2014

In response to a national interest in and policies for conservation of energy, model energy codes are striving to advance the way we insulate commercial and residential building envelopes.

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Impact of Advancements in Model Energy Codes: What’s the effect on insulation?

January 17, 2014

In response to a national interest in and policies for conservation of energy, model energy codes are striving to advance the way we insulate commercial and residential building envelopes.

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Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: Specialty insulations for enhanced moisture protection

December 24, 2013

Neither expanded nor extruded polystyrene (EPS nor XPS) are intended to provide the primary waterproofing or dampproofing on below-grade foundation walls or under slabs. However, rigid foam insulation can offer an additional barrier to ground water, especially those products designed with that goal in mind.

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