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Product Spotlight: Insulation and Air Sealing
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www.greenbuildermedia.com 10.2015 User Friendly. CertainTeed’s SoftTouch duct wrap, made with CertainTeed’s Sustainable Insulation, has been certified GREENGUARD
Gold; it has also been designed to be softer and less itchy. www.certainteed.com/insulation
fiberglass, mineral wool, cellulose or another type of insulation
in wall cavities. This not only adds extra R-value, but the exterior
insulation provides a continuous, thermal-bridge-free barrier. In
some cases, it can even replace structural sheathing.
OTHER OPTIONS AND NEW APPLICATIONS Rock Solid. ROXUL ComfortBoard IS rigid mineral wool
Recycled content has long been a common ingredient for sheathing offers an alternative to petroleum-based exterior
cellulose insulation, which also offers the lowest embodied insulation products. www.roxul.com
energy of just about any insulation product. Examples include
Applegate Insulation’s loose-fill cellulose products, made from
recycled newspaper and old telephone directories. The company
also sells Cotton Armor, a formaldehyde-free recycled cotton batt
insulation. GreenFiber offers several products which contain up to
85 percent recycled paper fibers; the fibers are treated with borate
for fire resistance. Bonded Logic offers UltraTouch recycled denim
insulation, which comes in perforated batts and has R-values of
up to R-30. Straube adds that recycled content products are fine
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