EPS Insulation

Life cycle analysis is a critical environmental tool that allows packaigng engineers to select the correct material. It goes beyond recycling to cover all environmental impacts. Learn more about EPS life cycle impacts on water, energy and greenhouse gas emissions. A recent report on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) sheds light on previous assumptions about the role plastics play in marine debris, where they come from and how different plastics constribute to the problem. The EPD Tech Brief is one of our newest resources that shows how EPS outperforms XPS in several environmental impact categories.

EPS insulation can significantly improve the energy performance of residential wall systems. View a PDF of the full article. When used as part of a radiant floor heating systems, EPS foam works as a thermal break, ensuring uniform and efficient heat distribution. View a PDF of this full article in our Newsline Newsletter. Sheathing is one of the most basic and widely used applications for EPS insulation in residential and commercial construction. It helps create an envelope around the structure, covering wall cavities and studs to increase their resistance to heat transfer and moisture protection.

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is an innovative building material that lends to the design and structural integrity of many building projects. Since the 1950s, EPS has been recognized as a mainstream insulation material, however over the past decade, new applications have rapidly developed. Now, EPS is a powerful design element and an ideal choice for green building design, offering tangible environmental advantages that can maximize energy efficiency, providing improved indoor environmental quality and enhancing durability.

Unlike traditional concrete forms, which are removed after the concrete cures, ICFs are left in place. ICFs give you all the benefits that have made concrete the material of choice for home building worldwide: Solid, lasting construction that resists the ravages of fire, wind, and time. But ICFs do plain concrete one better - or rather, two better - by giving you two built-in layers of foam insulation. This gives an ICF building some sizable advantages over traditional building methods: greater energy efficiency, and more peace & quiet.

Roofing systems are one of the most important and largest expenditures that building owners can make. This significant investment over the life of the building typically includes the roof deck, waterproofing membrane, insulation, installation, maintenance and repair. Contractors and architects are increasingly finding that roofing systems using expanded polystyrene (EPS) can meet the needs of the most demanding building requirements. EPS roofing insulation can be used in most roofing systems and is capable of providing cost effective and consistent thermal performance.