On first glance the spray foam industry and surfboard manufacturing appear to have little in common. However, their environmental vision is remarkably similar: incorporating sustainable and recycled materials into their foam while looking for alternative eco-friendlier bio-oils. read more
Images of canals in Holland, rivers in England, or the Keralan rice barges in Southeast Asia spring to mind when thinking of a traditional houseboat. The team at ARKUP, whose ethos is ‘avant-garde life on water,’ has taken a traditional concept of the houseboat and transformed it into something new and exciting. How did SPF have a role in the build of these million-dollar floating eco-villas? The Spray Foam Magazine team put on our white pants and sunglasses and headed to Miami to find out. read more
The use of polyurethane foam in the marine and boating industry is well documented. Polyurethane foam is built into boat cores and is added to areas of dead space within a boat’s hull to improve the buoyancy and add to the vessel’s flotation capability. read more
SPF protects fish by keeping freezers cool in the heat of Honduras read more
Chase Morrill and the cast from DIY Network’s Maine Cabin Masters explore the use of SPF on their projects read more
The National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo recently released the latest data from their monthly Housing Market Index survey. read more
Polyglass, a manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing systems, introduces Polystick XFR, a dual-purpose fire resistant and self-adhered waterproofing underlayment featuring Burn-Shield Technology™ read more
SPF assists in resolving traffic congestion with Boston’s historic Big Dig megaproject read more
Frequently Asked Questions on DC360 Fireproof Paint for Sprayfoam. read more
Increasingly, New Homebuyers Cite Heating and Cooling Costs as The Most Important Environmental Features. Demilec examines the role spray foam insulation can play in terms of building high-performance homes for a lifetime of value. read more
International Fireproof Technology Inc, an Irvine, CA based manufacturer of fire protective coatings, announces that its DC315 fireproof coating was recently tested to and passed the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 285 Standard applied over spray foam with aluminum cladding. read more
Dr. Will Srubar’s lab is situated in the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science, where concrete has been given a new life. It sounds like some ham-horror movie, and the Spray Foam Magazine team were eager to chat with Dr. Srubar to ask why this new invention could potentially be used in the construction industry. read more
