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Huntsman Building Solutions Heatlok® Soya HP Enhances Performance For Contractors
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Sep 12, 2023
Huntsman Building Solutions (HBS) has worked closely with spray foam contractors to develop and offer them a new closed-cell spray foam solution, Heatlok® Soya HP, which has the best R-value of any HFO product on the market with an LTTR value at 50mm of 2.06 RSI (R 11.68). Recognized for its ease of adhesion and superior insulation value, Heatlok® Soya HP leverages Honeywell’s latest Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent technology. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions University (HBSU) Celebrates Success
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Jul 25, 2023
Huntsman Building Solutions, the global leader in high performance, sustainable building envelope solutions, is celebrating the success of HBS University (HBSU), the company’s educational program for spray foam contractors and installers. Established in January 2021, HBSU offers curriculum for both brand-new and seasoned professionals, providing numerous courses spanning the areas of Building Science and Engineering, Applicator Training, Applicator Assistant Training, Sales, Roofing and Concrete read more

Utah Building Code Gets Updated for Energy Efficiency with the Help of Huntsman
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Jul 17, 2023
Huntsman Building Solutions (HBS), a leading provider of innovative insulation solutions, has worked closely with the Utah Uniform Building Code Commission, Utah Home Builders Association, Representative Cal Musselman, and Senator Curt Bramble to drive significant changes to Utah's energy efficiency requirements. The collaborative efforts, spanning 2022 and 2023, aimed to bolster air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower energy bills in the state. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions & Habitat for Humanity Join Forces to Build First 3D Homes in Canada
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on May 03, 2023
Huntsman Building Solutions (HBS), Nidus3D, Great Northern Insulation (GNI), and Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex have recently completed the first 3D printed homes in Canada, with plans for more to come in the following year. This breakthrough project will provide affordable housing to those at risk of homelessness and elevate members of the community through The Bridge Youth Resource Centre. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions Recognized by CCMC
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Apr 06, 2023
Huntsman Building Solutions (HBS) has received product code compliance (NBC 2015) recognition from The Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) for its Radon Protection System with a closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation product when used as an effective soil gas (radon) barrier in accordance with the recent 14280-R CCMC evaluation. Section 9.13.4.2.(1) of Division B of the NBC 2015 requires an effective air barrier system be installed as a barrier to soil gas. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions Update With Simon Baker
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Feb 21, 2023
It's a new year and one that has brought some economic uncertainty with it. Yet still, there is a cause for all of us in the dynamic spray foam industry to remain positive. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions’ HEATLOK XT High Yield Spray Foam Enhances Reliability Excellence Center
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Oct 18, 2022
Huntsman Building Solutions, a global leader in high performance, sustainable building envelope solutions, today announced its HEATLOK XT High Yield Spray Foam was specified and installed as part of a facility enhancement to the Reliability Excellence Center (REC) located at Huntsman’s world scale polyurethane production site located in Geismar, Louisiana. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions Hosting Virtual Roofing & Coatings Applicator Training
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Jul 13, 2022
Huntsman Building Solutions, a global leader in high performance, sustainable building envelope solutions, today announced it will host a two-day Roofing Foam and Coatings Applicator Training on Thursday and Friday, July 21 and 22. Presented by the HBS tech department and roofing group, the live, virtual training will be held 10:00am to 5:00pm eastern on both days. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions Welcomes TGS V4 Standards
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on May 20, 2022
HUNTSMAN BUILDING SOLUTIONS, a global leader in high performance, sustainable, building envelope solutions welcomes the Toronto Green Standards (TGS) Version 4 with its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and innovative spray foam systems. read more

Huntsman Building Solutions Introduces W-Wall, a Fire-Safe Load-Bearing Wall Assembly
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Feb 16, 2022
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

Huntsman Building Solutions hosts Lunch and Learn for Architecture Firm in South Florida
- By Danielle Macdonald
- Added on Oct 12, 2021
Grant Ostvig is the Director of Commercial Development at Huntsman Building Solutions. One of Ostvig’s many jobs is to teach people about the benefits of spray foam, so he was looking forward to speaking with the architects at Steve Siebert Architecture (SSA), located in the Palm Beach area in South Florida. read more

Huntsman Announces First Type III EPD for Any Spray Foam
- By Huntsman Building Solutions
- Added on Aug 27, 2021
Huntsman Building Solutions, a global leader in high performance, sustainable building envelope solutions, today announced an Environmental Product Declaration, or EPD, for the company’s popular HEATLOK HFO and HEATLOK Soya HFO closed cell spray foam systems. read more