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...
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...