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Combining smart insulation solutions for high-performing buildings

January 29, 2020

High-performing commercial buildings are becoming popular because of evolving codes and stricter standards for occupant safety, comfort, and energy efficiency. One can achieve high-performing building envelopes by combining various cavity insulation solutions, such as foam sheathing and insulation behind brick, stucco, concrete, and other cladding systems.

Specifying insulation throughout the healthcare enclosure

February 14, 2019

Specifying the right type of insulation to address the performance challenges in various locations within the healthcare facility enclosure can not only support the building’s performance objectives, but also help meet life-safety, comfort, and sustainability goals.

Mineral wool and the building exterior

December 28, 2018

With the recent focus on occupant comfort and safety, building material manufacturers have begun to use mineral wool for thermal control in exterior wall systems, as it is noncombustible and provides good acoustical performance.

Perimeter Fire Barrier Systems: Taking a team approach to fire-safe construction

September 8, 2017

Building owners and occupants often take fire safety for granted. They assume that buildings are constructed with fire safety in mind and significant attention has been paid to building codes.

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Tag: Mineral wool

Continuous insulation: Rethinking the correlation between density and compressive strength

Combining smart insulation solutions for high-performing buildings

Specifying insulation throughout the healthcare enclosure

Mineral wool and the building exterior

Perimeter Fire Barrier Systems: Taking a team approach to fire-safe construction

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Continuous insulation: Rethinking the correlation between density and compressive strength

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Specifying insulation throughout the healthcare enclosure

Mineral wool and the building exterior

Perimeter Fire Barrier Systems: Taking a team approach to fire-safe construction

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