Tag: rigid foam
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Phenolic Foam Insulation Revisited
Subtitle: Can we put to bed the corrosion concerns with this insulation? Images: A particularly well thought-out and thorough question from longtime GBAGreenBuildingAdvisor.com reader Aaron Birkland on the pH of phenolic foam and its possible corrosive nature prompted me to follow up my original blog on Kingspan’s Kooltherm rigid insulation. Aaron has two main questions:…
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Kingspan Kooltherm Phenolic Foam Rigid Insulation
Subtitle: A deep-energy-retrofit project uses Kooltherm as part of a high-performance attic insulation system Images: Improving the thermal performance of an existing attic is often challenging: workers are faced with narrow cavities, low clearances, and claddingMaterials used on the roof and walls to enclose a house, providing protection against weather. systems that make it hard…
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Kingspan Kooltherm Phenolic Foam Rigid Insulation
Subtitle: A deep-energy-retrofit project uses Kooltherm as part of a high-performance attic insulation system Images: Improving the thermal performance of an existing attic is often challenging: workers are faced with narrow cavities, low clearances, and claddingMaterials used on the roof and walls to enclose a house, providing protection against weather. systems that make it hard…
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How I Fixed My Leaky, Underinsulated Exterior Wall
Prime: prime Subtitle: Rigid foam, spray foam, and fiberglass now give me an airtight, well insulated wall …
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More About Global Warming and Insulation
Prime: prime Subtitle: It’s not as straightforward as many seem to believe Images: Well, I really stirred things up with my last article on insulation and global warming. My intention was to explain why Alex Wilson’s results could be doing a disservice to the green building community. In the end, I was rightly accused of…