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Both PlastiSpan and DuroFoam are moulded expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulations from Plasti-Fab. Their rigid closed-cell structure ensures long-lasting thermal insulation properties. PlastiSpan is available in 2' x 8' and 4' x 8' sheets; DuroFoam comes in 4' x 8' sheets. Both are suitable and recommended as the insulation components in floor, wall and roof systems above and below grade.
They are both easy to cut and install.
DuroFoam offers the added advantage of a thin film laminated to the top and bottom surfaces that increases its durability in handling and installation. Its reflective face reduces radiant heat loss.
With energy costs skyrocketing, it just makes sense to improve the energy efficiency of your home or commercial building. You’ll save money on your heating and cooling costs as PlastiSpan and DuroFoam help you reduce your energy use by providing a constant R-Value for the life of your home.
But more than that, Plasti-Fab products are a practical way to do your part in reducing the use of non-renewable resources. Not only do they reduce the use of these resources, but they actually consume less in their manufacture.
Plasti-Fab has always placed environmental protection at the highest level of importance in our products, our processes and our practices. Our products are produced under rigorous technical standards, and have never contained chemicals associated with the depletion of the ozone layer of our atmosphere. That’s why we say Plasti-Fab is “another way to spell green.”
Not every insulation manufacturer can make those claims. Be sure you know what you’re using.
R-Value is a measure of ability to reduce heat flow. Provincial building codes specify a minimum R-Value for insulation that must be included in floor, wall or roof assemblies. It’s important to understand, though, that this nominal R-Value relates only to the insulation material itself. A better yardstick of energy savings for your home is what’s called “effective R-Value.” That’s the effect of all components in the assembly of floors, walls and roofs, and takes thermal bridges into account. The metric equivalent of R-Value is RSI.
Why is that important? Well, installing ordinary batt insulation in a wall assembly between wood studs may satisfy nominal insulation value requirements. But the wood studs act as thermal bridges – leaving about 20% of the exterior walls without insulation. That’s like throwing 20% of your energy money away. But, when you install a monolithic layer of PlastiSpan or DuroFoam over the studs, you create a higher “effective R-Value” and reduce air leakage, one of the primary sources of heat loss from your home.
Unlike some insulations, Plasti-Fab insulating products are made without HCFCs, the chemical recognized as having ozone-depleting potential. HCFC captive within the cellular structure of these other insulations increases R-Value at first. But the HCFC diminishes over time, and the R-Value falls.
The rigid closed-cell structure of both PlastiSpan and DuroFoam insulations contain only air. Air does not deplete. It remains constant, as does the R-Value of the Plasti Fab insulations, saving you the same energy year after year.
Like we said, Plasti-Fab is another way to spell green. And that means energy savings for you.
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