Rigid Foam- Page 2 of 6
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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
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The Exterior Rigid Foam is Too Thin!
You bought a house with exterior rigid foam, and you just discovered that the foam is too thin — so now what?
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Builder Invents Clip for Installing Foam
The Rigid Foam Clip can be used in vented roof assemblies, for radiant-floor heat distribution, and in raised-heel roof trusses
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Attaching Corner Trim on Walls With Rigid Foam
At outside corners, you’ll need to plan ahead by installing wide furring strips or 2x4s embedded in channels carved into the rigid foam
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How I Fixed My Leaky, Underinsulated Exterior Wall
Rigid foam, spray foam, and fiberglass now give me an airtight, well insulated wall
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More About Global Warming and Insulation
It’s not as straightforward as many seem to believe
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The Misleading Numbers Behind the Global Warming Impact of Insulation
An article purporting to quantify this effect has misinformed many in the green building community