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EcoLogical Grows to Cover the State of Alabama Including Tuscaloosa, Huntsville and Birmingham |
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Ecological Insulation – Press Release For the past several years an Auburn, Alabama based company, Ecological Insulation, has been changing the way homes across the southeast are being insulated and kept warm. How? They are using an innovative technique coupled with new, greener, technology known as Icynene. Unlike other uses of insulation such as fiber glass batts, rock and slag wool, or cotton and denim, Icynene is essentially spray foam that is water blown and open celled which produces a healthier, quieter home experience while reducing home heating cost. Growing to be the number one insulation product, Ecological Insulation is making a name for themselves by being the only licensed professionals in Central America. Right now, Ecological Insulation is looking to expand their business further in the state of Alabama by moving into the Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. You don’t have to be building a new home to have access to spray foam. For existing home owners looking to remodel and re-insulate their homes with Icynene for whatever the reasoning; to save utility costs, power, to go greener, or to simply stay warmer, Ecological Insulation can do the job you’re looking for. Ecological Insulation employs individuals who have had years of experience with spray foam insulation so that their customers can feel safe and become informed when employees are on site. Ecological Insulation are also committed to the environment by being committed to other informational services such ENERGY STAR, Simple Steps, and Earth Easy. Through this commitment Ecological Insulation strives to inform the public not only about better Insulation products, but better environmental and sustainable living. Information Details: Spray Foam Tuscaloosa Spray Foam Huntsville Spray Foam Birmingham |
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Cap and Trade – A Hidden Tax Increase that Spray Foam Insulation Can Help Offset |
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Cap and Trade – A Hidden Tax Increase that Spray Foam Insulation Can Help Offset The Obama administration has lofty goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. Congress also supports these ambitious goals. If the president and the legislative body are unable to enact regulations, the EPA has said that they will take regulation into their own hands. No one can argue the importance of protecting our environment from carbon emissions; however, proposed cap and trade legislation would tax the polluters who would in turn have to pass along the burden of those taxes to the average consumer like you and me. The cap and trade plan is essentially a carbon emissions tax that would hit electric utilities like the Southern Company that use coal as their primary energy source. Southern Company currently gets approximately 71% of its energy from coal-fired power plants. This would also affect local electric co-ops who purchase their energy from the Southern Company. If enacted the taxes would flow through to the consumer, as the utilities fight to remain profitable. Southern Company recently increased electricity prices in Alabama; and if the cap and trade legislation is enacted, consumers should expect their electricity prices to skyrocket further. Spray foam insulation is one product that can help reduce electricity consumption and therefore indirectly decrease the burden of this potential hidden tax increase. It is a product that can be used in new construction or existing homes. There are even tax credits available to put spray foam insulation into existing homes. Products like ICYNENE LD-R-50™ are environmentally responsible and drastically reduce electrical usage from heating and cooling. |
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Icynene LD-R-50 earns USDA BioPreferred Status |
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ICYNENE LD-R-50™ spray foam insulation has earned the United States Department of Agriculture’s BioPreferred status for use of rapidly renewable materials. The insulation uses castor oil instead of petroleum based polyols. Castor oil is a safe natural ingredient that is found in common products such as lip balm. The castor plant is grown on marginal cropland, is not a food source, and requires little if any irrigation or pesticides. ICYNENE LD-R-50™ is a spray applied thermal insulation that is also an air barrier system. It insulates and air-seals in one step for maximum energy conservation while minimizing the environmental impact during manufacturing and construction. All Icynene® spray foam insulation products are 100% water blown and contain no HCFC’s or PBDE’s. |
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Green Insulation - Soy What's it All About |
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What is "green"? With all of the "green" products that we are bombarded with in our daily lives, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between what is actually green and what is not. Spray foam insulation is inherently a green product, because when properly installed it virtually eliminates air infiltration and exfiltration in buildings. Air infiltration and exfiltration is estimated to cost US homeowners over $13 Billion annually. A product that eliminates air infiltration and consequently conserves natural resources and reduces our dependence on petroleum definitely qualifies as green in my mind. You may ask how a product like Icynene® that contains petroleum based ingredients can be considered green? It is true that some spray foam insulation manufacturers do indeed have petroleum-based products in their B component of the foam, however it is in small amounts. Does this make it less green? Sometimes you have to give a little to get a lot in return. The cumulative savings of the product far outweigh the trivial amount of the petroleum-based ingredients. The United States Green Building Council agrees, as do most other green building associations. It reduces consumption, reduces other material use, and Icynene® contains no CFC's, no HCFC's, no HFA's, no formaldehyde, or volatile organic compounds. In recent years some spray foam manufacturers have proclaimed their product to be more green by replacing the petroleum-based products with soy-based products. The reduction of petroleum-based ingredients is beneficial to the environment, however the cumulative net gain in "greenness" over traditional spray foam like ICYNENE LD-C-50™ (formerly known as Icynene® "Classic") is minimal. The manufacturers like to make people believe that the entire product is soy based, however this far from the truth. Spray foam insulation is a 2-component product made up of 50% "A" Component and 50% "B" component. All manufacturers use a similar "A" component. Most manufacturers have their own proprietary blend of ingredients in their "B" component. In the "soy based" products only a small percentage of the "B" Component contains soy-based derivatives. If 10% of the "B" component contained soy derivatives, that only equates to 5% of the finished product. The finished product still has to be transported via freight, and it will not perform any better after installation. Yes, it is a step in the right direction, however it is far from perfect. Soybeans are in demand as a food product; they require insecticides, irrigation, and fertilization. Unfortunately they are not using organic soybeans. Most people could not afford that. Does it still sound greener? In the first quarter of this year Icynene introduced ICYNENE LD-R-50™. The letters stand for Low Density - Renewable - .5 pounds per cubic foot. ICYNENE LD-R-50™ raises the green bar by replacing the petroleum derivatives with oil derived from Castor Beans. It is not a food source, requires little if any irrigation, is grown on marginal cropland, and requires little if any fertilization. Castor oil is a benign ingredient that is used in lip balm. ICYNENE LD-R-50™ also has the highest verifiable agribased content of any spray foam manufacturer. This was determined by the ICC Evaluation Service and published in their Verifiable Attribute Report. ICYNENE LD-R-50™ now can claim to be the greenest spray foam on the market. Period. Are the soy-based products green? Yes. Are the petroleum-based products green? Yes. But the greenest of the green is the ICYNENE LD-R-50™! It also has the Icynene name behind it, which means you can sleep well at night knowing you have the greenest, safest, and most thoroughly tested spray insulation on the market. The Lifetime Warranty doesn't hurt either. |
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