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Making Roofing Energy-Efficient With Continuous Insulation

Emily Newton
Emily Newton
August 22, 2022

Energy efficiency is an increasingly crucial consideration for construction firms today. As sustainable building regulations and businesses’ green initiatives rise, construction professionals must find new ways to make buildings more energy-efficient. 


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Preserve and Protect ASTM E2307 to Avoid Normalization of Deviance

An Open Letter to the AEC Community
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Angie Ogino
August 10, 2022

In the absence of standardized fire testing, unfortunate consequences can arise. In the U.S., we’ve started to see a relaxed attitude toward firestopping in general.


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New Generation Spray Foam Reducing Climate Impacts

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Doug Brady
August 5, 2022

The Spray Polyurethane Foam insulation and roofing industry is currently undergoing an important step in the evolution of its materials technology—a progressive phase-out of the use of Hydrofluorocarbons-, or HFC-based, systems and adoption of Hydrofluoroolefins-, or HFO-based, spray foams.


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Continuous Insulation Provides Improved Interior Conditions for Distribution Centers

June 6, 2022

The owners of a distribution center in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., wanted to provide conditioned space within their three facilities to protect sensitive inventories and improve the work environment for employees.


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Knauf Insulation Earns First Asthma and Allergy-Friendly Certification for Fiberglass Acoustic Panel

June 2, 2022

The asthma & allergy friendly Certification Program helps consumers identify products more suitable for people with asthma and allergies by developing scientific standards that products must meet.


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Blown-in Wall System

ProPink® Complete™
May 19, 2022

ProPink Complete Blown-in wall system from Owens Corning is custom fit for high performance walls with six-sided contact.


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Seven Great Tips for Building Envelope Insulation

Emily Newton
Emily Newton
May 18, 2022

The envelope helps protect the interior of a structure. Air leaks, inappropriate insulation and insufficient insulation can all prevent the envelope from working properly.


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High-performance Fiberglass Building Insulation

InsulPure
May 9, 2022

InsulPure by CertainTeed is a high-performance fiberglass building insulation solution geared for a better installation experience.


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Owens Corning Introduces Thermafiber RainBarrier Dark Mineral Wool

April 27, 2022

With the same versatile performance you’ve come to know and trust – including superior moisture control – Thermafiber Rainbarrier Dark is equipped with a fiberglass dark veil facing that provides camouflaging in open joint and rainscreen applications , 


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Deep Energy Retrofits Offer a Critical Step Toward Decarbonization

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Alejandra Nieto M.B.Sc.
March 9, 2022

It’s time to move deep energy retrofits from promising principle to conventional practice with a holistic, envelope-first approach.


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