MITIGATING HEAT TRANSFER: The first place that insulation should be added to a home is the attic. If it is not insulated properly, the attic can be the biggest source of heat loss and potential roof ...

The HVAC system of a building works hard to keep occupants cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Insulation works in tandem with the HVAC system, slowing down heat transfer from the outside of ...

In recent years, requiring building envelopes for greater insulation layers have become a trend for new construction. Despite this trend, it has been shown that dynamic insulation systems, which offer ...

One in 10 households in the UK live in fuel poverty, amounting to more than 2.5 million families. In 2018, research found more than 3,000 people are "needlessly" dying every year because they cannot ...

It has been a mantra of TreeHugger that where possible, it is better to build foam free. Plastic foams are sometimes made with blowing agents that have serious global warming potential; they are made ...

Barricade Building Products has unveiled the ThermoPro Rigid Insulation System, now available in two variations: the metallic reflective facer and the poly facer with a clear facer on the back. The ...

Thermal insulation is an important feature when developing or maintaining hot-oil systems. However, sufficient insulation in such systems comes with certain advantages and disadvantages. Even if ...

UK entrepreneur Ehab Syed has developed a mushroom-based insulation with his company Biohm, embodying techniques that are “completely natural, biodegradable and vegan.” As reported by Global ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company and leading building products manufacturer, announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire ITW Insulation Systems, a ...

SUN PRAIRIE, WI – For two decades the patented Westec ® Insulation System has been protecting training structures—both inside and out. Introduced in 2003, the burn room insulation system is designed ...