EPS
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Building a Budget-Friendly Unvented Cathedral Roof
To lower the cost of roof insulation, plan ahead
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Researchers Raise Questions About Rigid Foam Flame Retardant
A flame retardant used in polystyrene insulation can break down into other components whose environmental risks are unknown, researchers say
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Installing Rigid Foam Above a Concrete Slab
You can sandwich rigid foam between an existing concrete slab and new plywood or OSB subflooring
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Choosing Rigid Foam
Knowing when to use polyisocyanurate, expanded polystyrene, and extruded polystyrene
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How to Insulate a Foundation
Choosing the right material and the right technique for a house with a walkout basement
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How to Install Rigid Foam on Top of Roof Sheathing
This type of insulated roof assembly limits thermal bridging through rafters
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Curbside Recycling for Polystyrene Foam
A Nova Scotia community launches the province's first recycling program specifically for rigid foam
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Part 3 of GBA’s Passivhaus Video Series
“Superinsulated Slab” is the third episode in a series of videos on the construction of a Passivhaus in Falmouth, Massachusetts
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Two New Exterior Insulation Products for Walls
InSoFast sells EPS foam panels with integral plastic furring strips, while Tyvek has introduced a squishy quilted housewrap
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A German Deep-Energy Retrofit
In Berlin, expanded polystyrene (EPS) is the insulation of choice for exterior insulation retrofit projects
