U.S.-based Firestable™ Insulation Company (www.firestable.com) enters the building insulation market with patented, directly code compliant, NFPA-275 thermal barrier closed-cell spray foam insulation that immediately meets the International Building Code (IBC ) upon application without the need for an additional thermal barrier. read more
Dan Grimes is the owner of Cincinnati RetroFoam (CRF), a family-owned insulation business serving Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southern Indiana since 2015. With the help of his wife Pam, they oversee a staff of 15 employees and emphasize their commitment to quality, service and community. General Manager Danny Dishroon recently shared the details about a project completed at IMI Concrete in Hebron, Kentucky. read more
Dreaming of heading to space is a reality for the lucky few who have been hand-picked by space enterprises to go on these missions. What part is spray foam playing in the quest of heading to the stars? A spray foam contractor on the Space Coast, whose hard work and determination, is taking our technology through the stratosphere. read more
St. Louis Group (SLG) is a leading supplier of brominated, chlorinated, and phosphorus flame retardants. Launching in 2010, by SLG’s president Dago Hornedo along with Rhonda Burgess, and Mindy Newton, SLG is now celebrating 12 years in business. Currently, SLG is also expanding into polyol and other polyurethane (PU) additives. read more
Huntsman Building Solutions, a global leader in high performance, sustainable building envelope solutions, today introduced W-Wall™, a fire-safe load-bearing wall assembly utilized for partition walls between attached multifamily and townhome units. A design solution created specifically for architects and builders, W-Wall is the first two-hour fire rated load-bearing wall assembly tested and approved for use with open cell spray foam. read more
Grenfell Tower, a West London high rise building, will be demolished. On June 14, 2017, a fire broke out in the kitchen of a fourth-floor apartment in a 23-level tower block in North Kensington, West London. read more
The partnership allows HBS to make select intumescent coatings available for sale to contractors to use with open and closed cell spray foam insulation. read more
Huntsman Building Solutions just announced their HEATLOK HFO Pro spray foam has completed the NFPA 285 fire testing for metal and aluminum wall assemblies. The closed cell spray foam may now be applied without the addition of a thermal barriar, saving a sterrp and reducing wall asseembly costs. read more
Spray foam and coatings act as the perfect pair in a new building design read more
Flame Control 60-60A is a water-based, thin film intumescent coating that is AC 456 compliant and certified for use as a thermal barrier on spray polyurethane foam insulation. read more
