ICC Certification Report # 2406 ThermaSAVE went through rigorous testing to obtain an International Code Council (ICC) report. The resulting legacy report can be viewed here: www.icc-es.org Warning: There are many firms around the world that claim they manufacture our ThermaSAVE Panel Building System and are licensed to manufacture using our...
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Thermasave Videos
Here are various videos we’ve accumulated throughout the years. Each video highlights the amazing qualities that Thermasave could bring to your building project. Hoot Haddock, Thermasave Founder and Owner, speaking: BBC Radio, Report on Disaster Proof Homes Using Thermasave In Afghanistan: News Report about Disaster Proof Homes Featuring Hoot Haddock:...
Loss of Heat and Insulation Value
Loss of Heat and Insulation Value Richard D. Seifert, Energy Specialist, with the Corporate Extension Service at the University of Alaska USDA and SEA Grant Cooperating office conducted a study entitled “Effects of Studs on the Heat Loss and Insulation Value of Wall”. The ThermaSAVE Building System, which doesn’t employ...
Construction Steps Eliminated with ThermaSAVE
Construction Steps Eliminated with ThermaSAVE Customer can be assured that the ThermaSAVE Building System is STRUCTURAL and has been PRE-ENGINEERED by the fact that the system has passed extensive testing and has been approved by the International Code Council (ICC Report 2406). The ICC Report contains all approved information for...
The Ozone Layer versus Expanded Polystyrene Foam
The Ozone Layer versus Expanded Polystyrene Foam Expanded polystyrene EPS is a closed cell, lightweight foam which by itself depending upon density, has a compressive strength. between 1- and 6- pounds per square inch, EPS is an ideal foam for most construction applications. EPS is used exclusively in...
Foam Home
Designers looking to make cheap, earthquake-proof homes in war-torn Afghanistan are turning to the stuff of coffee cups and packing peanuts. As Afghanistan reels from the aftermath of war, millions of refugees have returned to the country, only to find that hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed. Rebuilding...
Polystyrene homes planned for Afghans
Many people in Afghanistan have lost everything, including their own houses, during the country’s long decades of war. Earthquakes in Afghanistan have cost many their homes Rebuilding usually means putting up the same mud-brick structures used for centuries. But those homes become death-traps during the frequent earthquakes that hit the...