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Materials whose primary purposes is to provide thermal resistance, such as polyisocyanurate, expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene (XPS), cellular glass, mineral fiber and gypsum board.

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A Professional’s Guide to Polyiso Wall Insulation

Matt Lee
May 31, 2023

Polyisocyanurate (polyiso) exterior wall insulation is a high-performing closed-cell, rigid foam continuous insulation that is bonded to various organic and inorganic facers on both sides. Polyiso accounts for over 75 percent of the insulation used in new and retrofit residential and commercial construction in the U.S. 


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Eight Ways to Prioritize Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings

Emily Newton
Emily Newton
May 24, 2023

Pressure is mounting for the building and construction industry to become more sustainable. Designing more energy-efficient buildings is part of that, but reducing embodied carbon is a more pressing — and often challenging — issue.


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CEU: More Than Just a Roof

Improving Energy Efficiency and Performance at the Roof for Schools and Hospitals
Kristin M. Westover PE, LEED AP O+M
May 1, 2023
Selecting the best roofing assembly for schools and healthcare facilities means focusing on project constraints including timeline, weather, facility operations, and occupants. Roof integrity and performance cannot be compromised as functionality, durability, and energy efficiency must come together to create the roof assembly that is best for each individual facility.
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Cold storage facilities are exceptional structures that experience exceptional extremes.
Sponsored by GAF

CEU: High-Performance Cold Storage Roof Design

Bundle Up, It’s Cold Inside!
Kristin M. Westover PE, LEED AP O+M
March 1, 2023
Cold storage buildings are exceptional structures because they experience extremes in both internal temperature and humidity compared to typical buildings. Due to their distinctive nature, cold storage buildings require unique construction assemblies, including roof assemblies.
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View Our Winter 2023 eMagazine

February 10, 2023

Browse our latest issue to learn more about groundbreaking testing, designing for the extremes with lightning protection systems, next generation spray foam addressing climate concerns, and understanding the very severe hail designation.


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Envelope of Huntsman Reliability Excellence Center Optimized with Closed Cell Spray Foam

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Doug Brady
February 8, 2023

Located at Huntsman’s world scale polyurethane production site in Geismar, Louisiana, the Reliability Excellence Center is a 22,000-square-foot structural steel building which is home to the company’s maintenance, reliability and operational excellence teams.


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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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