Updated UL Evaluation Report for Foam-Control EPS Insulation and Geofoam Products

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

UL-ER11812-01

We are pleased to announce an updated UL Evaluation Report (issued 6/1/13) for Foam-Control EPS Insulation and Geofoam products is now available.

The update to the UL Evaluation Report includes:

  • Recognition of Perform Guard and Perform Guard2 termite resistant products
  • Recognition of use in attics and crawl spaces without an ignition barrier

The Foam-Control UL Evaluation Report now includes complete recognition of Foam-Control EPS insulation in a manner similar to the ICC-ES ESR-1006.  However, the UL Evaluation report has the additional benefit of recognition of Foam-Control EPS Geofoam.

It is intended to add Foam-Control Geofoam recognition to ICC-ES ESR-1006 in the future, but it is not possible at this time since ICC-ES has not yet developed an Acceptance Criteria.  An ICC-ES Geofoam Acceptance Criteria is currently under development, but until such time that it is approved the UL ER11812-01 should be used for geofoam applications in buildings.

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Updated Foam-Control EPS Technical Bulletin Roofing No. 3013 – Long-Term R-value for Polyisocyanurate Insulation

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

Technical Bulletin Roofing 3013

We are pleased to announce an updated Foam-Control EPS Technical Bulletin Roofing No. 3013 – Long-Term R-value for Polyisocyanurate Insulation.

Independent testing was recently completed on 10 year old samples of Polyiso Insulation that were last tested at 5 years.  The samples have been stored for 10 years in a dry interior laboratory environment.  The R-value continues to drop as the insulation loses blowing agents.

TableThe R-value of 5.4/inch at 10 years is well below the LTTR (long term thermal resistance) of 6.05 published by polyisocyanurate Insulation manufacturers for the two inch material tested.

Unlike the polyiso insulation tested, Foam-Control EPS does not lose R-value over time and Foam-Control EPS insulation provides a 100% R-value warranty!

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NEW Foam-Control EPS Project Profile – Badger State Fruit

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

Badger State Fruit Project Profile

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new project profile to the Foam-Control EPS Project Profile library.  We have added the Badger State Fruit project supplied by ACH Foam Technologies.

The project showcases the use of Foam-Control EPS as roof and perimeter insulation.  Nearly 2 million board feet of Foam-Control flat EPS roof insulation and over half a million board feet of Foam-Control perimeter and underslab insulation supplied by ACH Foam Technologies were used in the construction of the new cold storage facility.  The choice to use Foam-Control insulation evolved out of the plant manager’s research into materials that would meet performance, cost, constructability and environmental criteria.

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New Foam-Control Study Summary: Moisture No. 103 – Exterior Foundation Wall Insulation

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

Study Summary Moisture No. 103

We are pleased to announce the availability of Foam-Control Study Summary Moisture No. 103 – Exterior Foundation Wall Insulation. Study Summaries are a Foam-Control document format being used to convey the key results from academic or industry research.

The Study Summary being released at this time is Study Summary Moisture No. 103 – Exterior Foundation Wall Insulation. Study Summary Moisture No. 103 provides the results from below grade testing of EPS and XPS foundation insulation on a commercial building 3 years after installation.

A key element of the Study Summaries is to use the documents to help understand the impact of water on below grade performance. It will become clear through a review of the published Study Summary documents that short term water absorption tests are not necessarily indicative of long term below grade performance and that  EPS is a suitable material for below grade applications.

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New Foam-Control EPS Thickness Selector

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

New Foam-Control EPS Thickness Selector

We are pleased to announce the availability of new Foam-Control EPS Thickness Selector literature.

The Foam-Control EPS Thickness Selector provide a quick resource for understanding the thickness of Foam-Control EPS required to meet common R-value specifications of R-5, R-7.5, and R-10.

The Thickness Selector has separate thickness recommendations for “Cold” and “Warm” climates.

  • “Cold” climates recommendations are for regions where heating requirements are greater than cooling requirements.  The thicknesses for “Cold” climates are derived from the R-value for Foam-Control EPS at a mean temperature of 40F which is representative of a cold climate.
  • “Warm” climates recommendations are for regions where cooling requirements are greater than heating requirements.  The thicknesses for “Warm” climates are derived from the R-value for Foam-Control EPS at a mean temperature of 75F which is representative of a warm climate.

Foam-Control EPS is also available in custom thicknesses. Please contact your Foam-Control supplier for the thickness required to meet other R-value specifications.

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New Foam-Control Study Summary: Moisture No. 102

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

Study Summary Moisture No. 102

We are pleased to announce the availability of Foam-Control Study Summary Moisture No. 102 – Exterior Foundation Wall Insulation.  Study Summaries are a Foam-Control document format being used to convey the key results from academic or industry research.

The Study Summary being released at this time is Study Summary Moisture No. 102 – Exterior Foundation Wall Insulation.  Study Summary Moisture No. 102 provides the results from below grade testing of EPS and XPS home foundation insulation 2-5 years after installation.  The testing was conducted by Energy Division of The Minnesota Department of Public Service.

A key element of the Study Summaries is to use the documents to help understand the impact of water on below grade performance.  It will become clear through a review of the published Study Summary documents that short term water absorption tests are not necessarily indicative of long term below grade performance.

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New Foam-Control Study Summary: Moisture No. 101

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

Moisture Study Summary No. 101

We are pleased to announce the availability of Foam-Control Study Summary Moisture No. 101 – Exterior Foundation Wall Insulation.  Study Summaries are a Foam-Control document format being used to convey the key results from academic or industry research.

The initial Study Summary being released at this time is Study Summary Moisture No. 101 – Exterior Foundation Wall Insulation.  Study Summary Moisture No. 101 provides the results from 15 year below grade testing of EPS and XPS conducted by Element, an independent third party accredited laboratory.

A key element of the Study Summaries is to use the documents to help understand the impact of water on below grade performance.  It will become clear through a review of the published Study Summary documents that short term water absorption tests are not necessarily indicative of long term below grade performance.

Additional Study Summaries are planned to be released in the near future.

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Important Update: Polyiso R-values

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

BSCInfo 502 Temperature Dependence R-Values

An understanding of the variables which may impact the R-value of insulation is important in order to specify an appropriate in-service R-value.  The R-value of insulation is dependent on moisture content, age of insulation, and in-service temperature.

New testing by Building Science Corporation (BSC) has been released which confirms the impact of temperature on polyisocyanurate (polyiso) insulation.  The often quoted polyiso long term thermal resistance of R-6 @75F is actually close to R-5 per inch when tested at  mean temperature representative of a winter condition.

To learn more about the BSC research, please their website: http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/information-sheets/info-502-temperature-dependent-r-value/?goback=%2Egde_148546_member_231813196

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Updated UL Evaluation Report for Foam-Control EPS Insulation Products

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

UL ER11812-01We are pleased to announce an updated UL Evaluation Report (issued 4/10/13) for Foam-Control EPS Insulation products is now available. The update to the UL Evaluation Report includes recognition of Jebsen and Jessen Packaging in Singapore.

 Jebsen and Jessen Packaging joins Shanghai Broadway Packaging and Insulation Materials (China) and Poliestireno Alfa-Gamma (Mexico) as international locations for Foam-Control EPS covered by the UL Evaluation report.

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Updated Foam-Control Nailbase Specification

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Foam-Control Staff

FC Nailbase Specification

We are pleased to announce an updated Foam-Control Nailbase Specification dated 3/29/13 is now available.

The Foam-Control Nailbase specification was updated to provide the option to specify venting in line with our current product offering.

The updated Foam-Control Nailbase Specification is available on the Foam-Control Specifications page – http://www.foam-control.com/specifications.asp

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