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Articles Tagged with ''polystyrene''

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Kingspan Rebrands Expanded Polystyrene Line

New brand structure simplifies product selection across roofing, wall, and structural insulation applications
August 27, 2025

Kingspan Insulation North America, a leading manufacturer of advanced insulation products, has rebranded its expanded polystyrene (EPS) product line under new unified names that simplify product selection.


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PODCAST: Moving Toward 2030 Greenhouse Gas Goals

April 29, 2024

As the recent observance of Earth Day put sustainability even more in the spotlight, Owens Corning is sharing some of their efforts to accelerate its sustainability progress. 


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Owens Corning Converts all XPS Insulation Production in US and Canada to FOAMULAR NGX

March 21, 2024

Owens Corning announced the full conversion of its extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation production to FOAMULAR® NGX® (Next Generation Extruded) in all US and Canadian plants.


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Vero Building Systems Debuts Eco-Friendly, Extremely Durable Building Solution

January 18, 2023

Vero Building Systems has brought a groundbreaking building method that utilizes expanded polystyrene as an alternative to traditional construction materials to the United States at scale for the first time.


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EPS Insulation Supports Energy-Efficient Buildings

Global Sustainability Initiatives Gain Momentum
Tom Savoy
September 8, 2021

As corporate commitments to sustainability initiatives continue to gain momentum across the globe, there’s a growing focus on energy conservation.


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2021 Regulations for Global Warming Potential Emissions Part Three

VIDEO: 2021 Regulations for Global Warming Potential Emissions Part Three

Lindsay Lewis is the Editor of Building Enclosure magazine.
Lindsay Lewis
April 1, 2021
Part three of our series on sustainable solutions. Building Enclosure's Editor, Lindsay Lewis, sits down with Dave Caputo from Owens Corning to discuss the company's new FOAMULAR NGX High-performance XPS insulation
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Insulfoam

EPS Insulation at Pikes Peak

America’s Mountain Helps Summit House Reach New Heights in Performance
Tom Savoy
March 5, 2021
The design team and project partners enlisted to reimagine the new Summit House, which is recognized as the highest ongoing construction site in North America, were met with a unique set of opportunities and challenges
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NGX

New Insulation Reduces Embodied Carbon and Supports Sustainable Buildings

FOAMULAR NGX (Next Generation Extruded)
January 11, 2021
Developed by Owens Corning, the latest innovation in extruded polystyrene insulation contains a proprietary blowing agent that completely eliminates HFC 134a. FOAMULAR NGX delivers a 90% reduction in blowing agent GWP compared to legacy FOAMULAR insulation.
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Insulfoam

Hybrid Roof System Means Substantial Savings

April 8, 2020
The business park opted for a hybrid roofing system with a foundation of expanded polystyrene
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Dow, DuPont Work Together at 2019 NAHB IBS

February 14, 2019
Dow and DuPont, now DuPont Performance Building Solutions, showcase powerful building material solutions.
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