Green Builder Media awarded SealTite™ PRO OCX Sustainable Product of the Year for 2025 last week. The award acknowledges Carlisle’s commitment to sustainability and innovation. read more
For one homeowner in New South Wales, Australia, the key to ensuring their underground dream home remained dry and energy efficient, lay in a critical decision—choosing spray foam insulation. Enter Spray Foam Australia (SFA), who stepped up to the task using the high-performance AUSFOAM 30. AUSFOAM 30 is a low-density rigid polyurethane closed-cell foam system uniquely developed to provide a highly flame retarded foam insulation system. read more
At Spray Foam Magazine, we’re always on the lookout for the clever solutions that the masters of the trade have used to make tough jobs easier, or doable in the first place. When we heard about how Brad Redl of Enviro Home in Alberta, Canada, installed Polysource Industries’ Roof Armor Heat Shield closed-cell foam and Roof Armor HD Silver polyurea coating on a 13,000-sq.-ft. roof in below-freezing temperatures, we had to learn more. The secret? A custom-built, heated bubble. read more
In today’s world, we often forget that objects, buildings, and even modes of transport can serve purposes other than their original intentions. Take, for instance, the bright yellow school bus, a symbol usually associated with transporting children to school. However, one decommissioned school bus is being repurposed in a creative and educational way. The Spray Foam Magazine team delves into this innovative project. read more
April, 7, 2025 – Spray Foam Magazine – David Siegel, the philanthropist, architectural visionary and spray foam customer, has passed away at 89. David and Jackie Siegel's home in Florida was one of North America's largest residential homes spec'd with foam. Spray Foam Magazine covered their massive project connecting with Christopher Paoli, the owner of Central Florida Spray Foam LLC. https://www.sprayfoam-digital.com/sprayfoammagazine/library/page/spring_issue_2022/45/ read more
One recent project included securing the foundations of two high-rise buildings at Lakeview DXE Club in Mississauga with spray foam insulation. The 12- and eight-story mixed-use residential and commercial buildings are designed by Kohn Architects for Vandyk Properties in Mississauga’s Lakeview area. read more
If there’s one thing John Ewell of DFW Urethanes has learned, it’s that it takes a certain amount of ruggedness to make it anywhere in Texas. Ewell has worked in the SPF and roofing industry since 1981, yet he still finds himself impressed by spray foam’s toughness and ability to withstand the test of time. He and his team witnessed this firsthand when they recoated the 100,000-sq.-ft. roof deck at Billy Bob’s Texas read more
In the fall of 2024, TCS Insulation & Coatings spent a month on-site at one such sprawling shipping warehouse owned by a global courier transportation corporation. TCS foamed the 80,000-square foot facility’s roof deck and walls with UPC’s High Lift HFO Winter closed-cell spray foam, finishing it off with an application of No-Burn coating, just in time for the busy winter season. read more
Nestled between Nixa and Clever in the heart of Southwest Missouri, and on the fringes of one of Missouri’s largest open springs, there’s a distinctive custom-built home situated on 30 acres; therefore, the possibilities are endless. Constructed in 1985, the home’s great room features a stunning geodesic dome. read more
In late September, torrential rain from Hurricane Helene rushed down the Appalachian mountainside, flooding valleys and leaving rural communities underwater. In Lexington, South Carolina, Todd Bolton of Synergy SprayFoam & HVAC was spared the worst of the storm, but devastation rippled through a tiny community just four hours away—Green Mountain, North Carolina. read more
Imagine a place that makes the most delicious chocolates and wine—and it could easily be Hill Country Chocolate in Fredericksburg, Texas. Dan McCoy, now a chocolatier for over two decades, retired from his previous profession as a dermatologist and quickly took on a new hobby. read more
