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The energy crisis, as we called it back then, spurred a flurry of energy conservation. The northern New England company I worked for in 1976 was an early adopter of 2x6 framing and later of foam sheathing to boost insulation levels. Double-pane windows, which were not well known at the time, soon...
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Derived from American soy oil, BioBased 501 spray foam insulation is installed in liquid form and, the maker says, expands to 100 times its original size in seconds.
Best practice calls for stripping off existing siding, then installing a good weather barrier.
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What if you could build a safe room or other addition that snaps together like Legos and has built-in soundproofing and insulation?
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Remodeler John DeCiantis learned about the Icynene Insulation System while attending a trade show several years ago. The system is applied by licensed Icynene dealers, who mix the two-part formula on site.
While fiberglass-batt manufacturers maintain that the levels of formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their products do not contribute to IAQ problems, some have gone to great lengths to prove it through third-party testing."The EPA has listed poor indoor air quality as [one...
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A new category has emerged within the siding industry: insulated vinyl siding. Originally available from only one manufacturer, insulated vinyl siding is now offered by five vinyl-siding makers: Crane, RMC, Norandex/Reynolds, Heartland Building Products, and CertainTeed.
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Since the Clean Air Act was amended in 1990, fiberglass insulation manufacturing plants have been required to limit emissions of formaldehyde, phenol, and methanol -- hazardous pollutants produced by the manufacture of fiberglass insulation. In March 2002, the company made the switch from using a...