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Building Insulation

Jul. 07, 2022

James Vallette

Residential Fiberglass Insulation Transformed: Formaldehyde is No More

By 2015, every fiberglass insulation company in the United States and Canada had phased out the use of formaldehyde-based binders in lightweight residential products.

Building Insulation

Jul. 07, 2022

JM Editors

Johns Manville: First to Make and Market Formaldehyde-Free™ Building Insulation

In June 2002, JM also began manufacturing its Formaldehyde-Free insulation in Canada. The company’s manufacturing plant in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada began fiberglass product...

Building Insulation

Jul. 07, 2022

NAIMA

Insulation Institute Blog: Decades of Monitoring Demonstrate Exposure Remains Low

When insulation companies stopped using formaldehyde-based binders in manufacturing, hazardous air pollution emissions in and from fiber glass facilities decreased 95%.

Building Insulation

Jul. 07, 2022

EPA

What Are the Trends in Indoor Air Quality and Their Effects on Human Health?

Learn about the importance of indoor air quality with this comprehensive look at the issue from the EPA.

Building Insulation

Apr. 20, 2022

NAIMA

Fiber Glass Insulation Industry: A Leading User of Recycled Glass

Take a look at how the fiber glass industry makes use of recycled glass.

Building Insulation

Apr. 20, 2022

Elfrun von Koeller et al.

A Circular Future for Glass

If the U.S. could achieve 50% glass recycling, there would be numerous benefits to the environment.

Building Insulation

Apr. 20, 2022

Glass Packaging Institute

Glass Container Recycling Loop

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in quality or purity.

Building Insulation

Apr. 20, 2022

Bryan Verschoor

Three Ways that Glass Recycling Benefits the Environment

Recycled glass keeps material out of landfills, lowers the amount of energy used in the manufacturing process, and can be used to manufacture insulation that saves energy.

Building Insulation

Mar. 16, 2022

The Spray Foam Coalition

Spray Foam R-Values and Performance

Spray foam insulation can provide a number of different R-Values and serve as either an air barrier, a vapor retarder or both.

Building Insulation

Mar. 16, 2022

Chanel Charbonneau and Wyatt Stephens

Breaking Down Common Myths Around Spray Foam Insulation

Although spray foam insulation has been on the market for many decades, spray foam myths still circulate.