Rigid Foam
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Three Ways to Insulate a Basement Wall
For interior insulation, you'll need to use either rigid foam boards or spray polyurethane foam
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A Buyer’s Guide to Insulation
Is there a "best" kind? It all depends on your point of view.
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FAQ: Why Do Some Builders Avoid Foam Insulation?
Its chemical ingredients and embodied carbon are enough to push some builders to make another choice
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Insulating Rim Joists
Use rigid foam or spray foam, not fiberglass or mineral wool
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New Rockwool Plant Divides a West Virginia Community
Backers welcome new jobs, but other locals fear pollution will spoil air and water
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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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Building Errors Were Behind Grenfell Tragedy
A variety of missteps during a London retrofit turned a safe building into a tinderbox
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Phenolic Foam Insulation Revisited
Can we put to bed the corrosion concerns with this insulation?
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Kingspan Kooltherm Phenolic Foam Rigid Insulation
A deep-energy-retrofit project uses Kooltherm as part of a high-performance attic insulation system
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Rethinking the Rules on Minimum Foam Thickness
Exterior rigid foam doesn’t always have to be as thick as the rules recommend
