Page 9 - Green Builder July-August 2018 Issue

www.greenbuildermedia.com/news
Green Building NEWS

The Latest on Sustainability and Renewable Energy
Study: Insulation Rising

With a boost from stricter building
codes, the insulation market is

expected to reach $70 billion by 2024.
ISING CONCERN pertaining to global warming
along with high electricity bills will drive the
overall insulation market to a record $70 billion
by 2024, and to $36 billion in the residential
R market, according to a study by Global Market
Insights (GMI) Inc.
In addition, implementation of more stringent building
codes to promote energy-e›cient building construction by
adding or replacing insulating materials in residential and
nonresidential structure will drive industry growth. And,
increasing adoption of new building techniques ožering
superior performance in line with upgraded building
regulations will propel the product penetration rate,
according to the study. CREDIT: THINK WOOD

Knowledge base. The Think Wood Research Library offers more than 900
articles and reports on research and design topics pertaining to the
performance of wood in construction.

What’s Wood Good For?

According to a growing research library,
CREDIT: BRETT AND SUE COULSTOCKFLICKR HE THINK WOOD RESEARCH LIBRARY , an online
plenty—and there’s more to come.

research tool on the benets of lumber in construction,
now offers more than 900 pieces of research to aid
architects, engineers and other industry professionals in

Busier days ahead. In the next few years, the need for all forms of T building safe, high-performing buildings.
According to a release from the association, certain topics such
residential insulation is expected to be far greater than their as re safety lack research on how wood performs as a construction
already impressive levels, according a new market study.
product. “While the re performance of mass timber has been
The residential market will grow due to a “positive studied for many years and is broadly accepted for prescriptive
application outlook in residential buildings ožering proper design uses, more industry research and resources are needed
insulating requirements and su›cing the building codes laid to evaluate the material’s structural re safety when it is used
by the regulatory bodies.” There will also be an increasing for taller buildings or used with new mass timber technologies,”
demand for products that enhance energy e›ciency and assist says David Barber, re safety engineer and principal at ARUP
in energy conservation, the study notes. Libraries, a contributor to the site. “We are proud to help bridge
The study resembles ndings from another GMI study from this knowledge gap.”
February. That one predicted the rigid spray polyurethane The research library also houses case studies, reports and
market to surpass $1.1 billion by 2024. The growth will be research papers on a range of other design topics, including
the result of growing demand for energy-e›cient and green acoustics and vibrations, energy and environment, and building
residential and commercial buildings. Also, regulations codes and cost.
require improved ways to cover cracks, gaps and holes in The library (https://research.thinkwood.com/) was launched in
walls and ceilings, improvements that reduce air inltration 2017 in response to a call by industry experts and media for greater
and improve performance. GB research on lumber usage, according to Think Wood. GB

www.greenbuildermedia.com July/August 2018 GREEN BUILDER 7

6-7 GB 0718 News.indd 7 8/6/18 10:28 PM