{"id":400702,"date":"2018-05-24T11:09:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T11:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/?guid=52c78deaba5cf9245afdb16dc4d57835"},"modified":"2018-05-24T11:09:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T11:09:39","slug":"phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Phenolic Foam Insulation Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>Subtitle:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Can we put to bed the corrosion concerns with this insulation?        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Images:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Yost%20-%20Image%201%20-%20Phenolic%202.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of four types of rigid insulation\" width=\"144\" height=\"110\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Yost%20-%20Image%202%20-%20Phenolic%202.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of the test assembly covered by membrane roofing\" width=\"144\" height=\"109\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Yost%20-%20Image%203%20-%20Phenolic%202.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of the underside of the steel deck after the test\" width=\"144\" height=\"110\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Yost%20-%20Image%204%20-%20Phenolic%202.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a fastener that was used for phenolic foam insulation in a test\" width=\"144\" height=\"110\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Yost%20-%20Image%205%20-%20Phenolic%202.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a fastener that was used for EPS insulation in a test\" width=\"144\" height=\"110\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%206-800px.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a fastener used to hold Kingspan insulation in Brattleboro VT\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%207-800px.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a screw entirely removed from the insulation at the Brattleboro job\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%208-800px.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a wall mockup that was stored in a damp garage\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%209-800px.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a drywall screw used in the wall mockup\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%2010-800px.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo showing a screw reinstalled in a moistened screw hole\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%2011-800px.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a screw removed after a week spent in a damp screw hole\" width=\"144\" height=\"192\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%2012%20-%20DOE%20project%20title%20slide-800px.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of a PowerPoint slide by Dr Jan Kosny\" width=\"144\" height=\"107\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%2013%20-%20image021.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of rooftop corrosion testing by Fraunhofer Institute\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Image%2014-800px.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo showing moisture delivery system used in the test hut\" width=\"144\" height=\"62\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A particularly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/community\/forum\/green-products-and-materials\/105248\/improvements-high-r-phenolic-foam-disastrous-198#comment-213418\">well thought-out and thorough question<\/a> from longtime <span>GBA<\/span><span>GreenBuildingAdvisor.com<\/span> reader Aaron Birkland on the pH of phenolic foam and its possible corrosive nature prompted me to follow up my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/kingspan-kooltherm-phenolic-foam-rigid-insulation\">original blog on Kingspan&rsquo;s Kooltherm rigid insulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron has two main questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/phenolic-foam-insulation-revisited\" target=\"_blank\">read 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