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 ...

Dublin, Sept. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Extruded Polystyrene Insulation Material Market By Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2030" report has been added to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Every year the world produces 14 million tons of—non-biodegradable—polystyrene foam. The general-purpose plastic is hard, brittle, and cheap. And it forms everything from packing peanuts to disposable ...

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Adam covers home improvements and mobile networks, splitting his time investigating topics from bathrooms to phone contracts. He was shortlisted at the BSME Talent Awards 2024. Insulating your home ...

Polystyrene is used across the UK and the rest of the world for a variety of handy reasons. As useful as it can be, polystyrene is very slow to biodegrade, and is a big polluter of oceans around the ...