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  • NCFINCFI and Simple Living Host Wanda Urbanska Share Mutual Goals and Values
  • ebuild (11/6/2007)
  • NCFI Polyurethanes is now entering its second year as corporate sponsor of the nationally-broadcast public television series Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska, and company president Steve Riddle says the reason is simple - they share a common outlook. Since 1964, NCFI Polyurethanes has been an industry leader and innovator of spray foam insulation and roofing systems solutions. NCFI's superior roofing technologies not only help businesses save on heating and cooling costs, they have helped secure commercial facilities against some of nature's harshest forces such as hurricanes.
  • CF 5112 Cold Weather Filler FoamHilti CF 5112 Cold Weather Filler Foam
  • ebuild (10/29/2007)
  • Specially formulated for use in freezing temperatures, the new Hilti CF 512 Cold Weather Foam offers a superior alternative to traditional sealing methods. Unlike typical aerosol foam sealants, CF 512 Foam can dispense and cure at temperatures as low as 30 degrees Farenheit. The product is ideal for restricting air, sound, dirt and water infiltration in a variety of applications.
  • GreenGuard MaxGreenGuard Product Line Adds Max Building Wrap
  • ebuild (10/19/2007)
  • Superior protection, strength and sturdiness--at an affordable price--is wrapped into one with the introduction of GreenGuard MAX building wrap--the newest addition to the GreenGuard product line of Pactiv Corporation building products division. Available now, MAX is a qualified air barrier material suitable for residential and commercial applications, and provides extremely high water and air resistance that exceeds industry requirements.
  • Impasse Termite Blocker
  • CUSTOM HOME Magazine (9/7/2007)
  • Protecting utility penetrations and bath trap areas, the Impasse Termite Blocker seals into the foundation. It is a pre-construction product that also slips around pipes. 800.467.2773. www.impasse.com
  • Fatt Batt Insulation
  • Journal of Light Construction (9/7/2007)
  • At R-49, Guardian's 15-inch-thick Fatt Batt has the highest R-value of any fiberglass batt on the market. Sold in both kraft and unfaced versions, the product allows builders to meet higher Department of Energy insulation recommendations with a single layer of fiberglass and no additional labor. 800/569-4262. www.guardianbp.com
  • Speedy Tabless Batts
  • Journal of Light Construction (9/7/2007)
  • Can't decide whether to use faced or unfaced insulation? Try CertainTeed's Speedy Tabless Batts, which offer both friction-fit installation (no stapling) and a kraft vapor retarder. They come in 16-inch widths in R-13, R-19, and R-21 versions and cost about the same as conventional kraft-faced batts, says the maker. 800/233-8990. www.certainteed.com
  • Pour Fill Insulation
  • Journal of Light Construction (9/7/2007)
  • Although spray-foam insulation is generally used when the wall-board or plaster has been stripped from the framing, it can be applied under other conditions, too. Icynene's Pour Fill insulation, for instance, is injected into the stud cavity through 1-inch holes; the material expands to 60 times its original size, giving a 2x4 wall an R-value of 14. Unlike cellulose and other blow-in products, Pour Fill doesn't settle over time. 800/758-7325. www.icynene.com
  • Weather Tex Hybrid Weather-Resistive BarrierWeather Tex Hybrid Weather-Resistive Barrier
  • REMODELING Magazine (8/27/2007)
  • Fortifiber. End the "paper vs. plastic" debate with Weather Tex hybrid weather-resistive barrier. Combining the maker's Super Jumbo Tex 60-Minute building paper with WeatherSmart poly housewrap, Weather Tex offers two layers of protection without having to wrap the house twice. The material comes 40 inches wide, to cover 162 square feet per roll. 800-773-4777.
  • MicroFoilHave a Green Building and More Green in your Pocket
  • ebuild (8/20/2007)
  • Roof temperatures reach upwards of 165 Degrees F and attic temperatures can reach 130 degrees F on a typical August day. According to industry sources, radiant heat makes up to 93% of summer heat gain, and Up to 75% of winter heat loss. Conventional insulations such as fiberglass or foam spray address two of the three mechanisms (convection and conduction) of energy transfer and are affected by humidity, but do nothing to stop radiant energy transfer. That is why Green Builders are now using Radiant Barriers in new homes and renovations.

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