Spray Foam Summer Issue 2024 News and Market Information | SprayFoam Magazine News

Call the Doctors
- By Spray Foam Magazine Team
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
John Dodson is the owner of Gulf Coast Soil and Seawall Docs, based in Pensacola, Florida, and has been in construction for the past 20 years, and the spray foam industry for five years. Dodson has built numerous connections in different disciplines. This has resulted in his company being well rounded with lots of expert contacts at hand to discuss and plan projects. An interesting geotechnical foam job materialized through one of these connections. read more

Powerhouse
- By PDG
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
The generator is a key piece of equipment on the rig, and that is why the contractor needs to know exactly what they are investing in and where the equipment is coming from. Spray Foam Magazine spoke with Powerhouse Diesel Generators (PDG), a well-respected generator manufacturer, to find out their story and what makes their company and its generators so special. read more

Northern (Foamworks) Exposure
- By Nick Fortuna
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
You won’t find many fire hydrants lining the streets of Clearwater County, Alberta, which averages only two residents per square mile, so firefighters rely upon large water tanks strategically placed around that rural Canadian community. read more

Maximizing Industry Excellence
- By Frank Mortl III, CAE
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
As the leading spray foam industry association, Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance’s leadership, technical committees and technical support staff are led by some of the industry’s foremost experts. The combined knowledge shared across the group is astounding and spans everything of interest surrounding spray foam. read more

Keeping Cool on the Mississippi
- By Spray Foam Magazine Team
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
The Spray Foam Magazine team was fascinated to find out why and how spray foam was applied to two, massive 2.5-million-gallon anhydrous ammonia tanks mounted inside a barge to transport liquified anhydrous ammonia. We caught up with the owner of AirTight Spray Foam of Mississippi, LLC, Jeremy Himmel to find out more. read more

Guarding the Flame
- By Danielle Macdonald
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
The modern-day Olympic torches are built to withstand any weather conditions, but what about the vessel that helps transport the torch to its destination? The 2024 Olympic flame was lit on April 16th in Athens marking the start of its 1,242-mile journey from the port of Piraeus in Greece to its arrival in Marseille, France on May 8th. read more

Are Weather Conditions OK to Spray Today?
- By Dudley J. Primeaux II, PCS, CCI
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
Sitting here reminiscing about the recent SPFA Conference in Las Vegas, and wow, what a great show! From the PCP exams, the Spray Foam Magazine party, the fourth annual spray foam competition, SFWW events, to the actual Conference, was a full and fun schedule. read more

Intro to Enverge Tech Tip Video, Drum Processing Procedures
- By Enverge
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
Maintaining the strong growth of spray foam insulation starts with market leaders ensuring contractors and installers are properly and safely installing spray foam insulation. All manufacturers have a responsibility to our contractors and installers, as well as homeowners and building occupants, to ensure spray foam is installed safely and correctly for long-term performance. read more

Digging It
- By Ashley Brooks
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
Growing a lush grove of fruit trees takes skill and patience, even for orchardists living intemperate climates – growing a grove in a residential backyard in Northern Idaho requires another level of dedication. A homeowner in Moscow, Idaho dreamt of creating their own oasis of greenery that could last through the bleakest winter months, so they built a 50-yard-long geothermal greenhouse on their property. read more

A Mash Made in Heaven
- By Ashley Brooks
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
Industrial-scale storage solutions are an integral part of the supply chain, especially in food production. The ability to walk into a grocery store at any given time and select fresh, high-quality produce is truly a modern marvel. Take the potato, for instance; it’s one of the most popular vegetables in the entire world. read more

Peeling Back Progress
- By Danielle Macdonald
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
The Spray Foam Magazine team (SFMT) is excited to hear of another sustainable material currently being tested. This story is sure to get the juices flowing, but with so many exciting, new developments in the construction industry, is adding yet another sustainable and efficient material into the mix a tight squeeze, or a load of pulp? read more

A Letter from NCFI Polyurethanes
- By NCFI Polyurethanes
- Added on Jul 15, 2024
Has it really been 60 years already? Seems like only yesterday one of our founders was working on the Manhattan project, then on the team that discovered polyurethanes, then joined with the Barnhardt family to open NCFI Polyurethanes. read more