Kraken Bond, a manufacturer of adhesives, sealants, and insulation products, announces that its FastCoat Insulation Spray ...

In the nonresidential sector, spray polyurethane foam (SPF) has been used most often for re-roofing existing buildings. While SPF is hardly a new product (it’s been around for at least 35 years), the ...

In recent years, a handful of high-profile building fires have caused renewed scrutiny of using cladding systems with combustible content in multi-story buildings. Although these fires have not ...

Will your next house have walls of the same material used to make plastic coffee cups? Polystyrene foam, reinforced with concrete, is shaping up as one of the most-likely-to-succeed alternative ...

Rigid foam boards used to insulate buildings can prevent energy loss, making homes more efficient at keeping warm or cool. The advantages in energy efficiency, however, are undercut by environmental ...

For this installment of Industrial Strength, I got to go to one of my favorite towns in Central Massachusetts: Uxbridge. There, I checked out a company that makes some of the most recognizable, but ...

According to Towards Chemical and Materials, the global polymer foam market size is calculated at USD 160.43 billion in 2025 and is expected to be worth around USD 273.58 billion by 2034, growing at a ...

A huge chunk of energy usage goes towards heating and cooling homes and buildings, so it’s important to find new ways to regulate temperature passively. Engineers in China and Germany have developed a ...

Q: I want to build a house that is efficient and strong enough to withstand tornadoes. I prefer one made with concrete because the resource is so abundant. How good are foam-block houses filled with ...

Researchers have identified several points during the lifecycle of 'eco-friendly' foam plastic building insulation that may expose workers, communities, and ecosystems to PolyFR and its potentially ...