"Rigid foam boards"

Rigid foam boards / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Insulation and soundproofing

How much insulation is too much in attics and walls?

...foam insulation & styrofoam Tips for successfully building affordable eco homes Resilient design features for sustainable new home construction Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages or to learn more about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership, see here. ...

Insulation and soundproofing

Does plastic foam or Styrofoam insulation have a place in green building?

...foam products on the market, when in reality it isn’t actually as bad as people think. They are easily distinguishable from each other, see below: EPS - Expanded Polystyrene rigid foam insulation, aka 'beadboard foam insulation'. this is NOT 'Styrofoam'. XPS Extruded Polystyrene rigid foam insulation may be 'Styr...

Insulation and soundproofing

Rigid insulation panels: which ones to use for different applications

...rigid foam insulation boards very carefuly to reduce their environmental impact. All XPS panels are not equal! EPS - Expanded polystyrene foam insulation boards: Rated at R4 per inch; EPS foam insulation boards are more permeable to air and moisture than XPS, but it doesn't retain moisture to the same extent because o...