Extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation is a rigid foam insulation commonly used in the construction industry to improve building energy efficiency. It is made of polystyrene resin and other additives ...

Alex Wilson at Environmental Building News notes another significant problem with polystyrene insulation, found almost universally in structural insulated panels (SIPs) and ICFs: they are full of the ...

In a recent post on a foam insulation system I noted that “I have been called an idiot so many times by people who point out that foam insulation works really well and that it pays back the carbon and ...

Carlisle Companies Incorporated CSL recently completed the acquisition of the expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation segment of PFB Holdco, Inc., a portfolio unit of The Riverside Company. The EPS ...

Lightweight and versatile, molded polystyrene foam is a commercial building material that despite being commonly used remains somewhat misunderstood. Frequently identified by the misnomer Styrofoam, ...

Although foam core insulation was a popular choice in the past, foam core made of extruded polystyrene insulation (XPS) is ...

IKO Industries Inc. will build a new C$45 million (US$33.7 million) extruded polystyrene insulation plant in Brantford, Ontario. The Toronto-based maker of roofing, insulation and waterproofing ...

Polystyrene—most familiarly produced as foams, including Styrofoam—has given the world cheap, lightweight insulation and containers for taking food to go. But the material biodegrades so slowly that ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the expanded polystyrene “EPS” insulation ...