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Overview

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On average, 30% o the energy used in commercialbuildings is wasted. The nancial impact o this wastealone is staggering considering commercial buildingscost their owners more than $100 billion annually inenergy costs.1

There is also an environmental impact. Commercialbuildings account or 18% o the nations energy use andnearly 18% o our greenhouse gas emissions.1

Consider that, by 2035, 75 percent o all buildings willbe either new or renovated.1

Spray oam insulation like ICYNENE oers compellingreasons to go beyond the code when speciyinginsulation to create buildings that exceed expectations orcomort, perormance and unctionality.

When used in commercial buildings sprayfoam insulation can:

Reduce ongoing energy costs by up to 50% byminimizing air inltration while providing optimalthermal (R-value) perormance

Lower equipment costs by speciying systemsappropriate or reduced HVAC loads

Improve indoor environmental quality to enhanceproductivity and perormance in workplaces (animportant ROI or building owners and managers)

Easily manage hard-to-insulate areas like serviceentry points

Explore design options, not easible with other ormso insulation


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reasOns tO make spray fOam insulatiOn andiCynene a pillar Of COmmerCial building prOjeCts

Reason #1 Air barrier enablesoptimal building performance

A Wall Energy Rating (WER) study2 shows that, withoutan air barrier, insulation cannot deliver optimal energyeciency and comort. This is why air barriers are now

a critical part o Code and industry standards such asASHRAE 90.1.

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Control conductive heat loss

Help eliminate convection in wall and ceiling cavities

Control air leakage into and out o the building

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Fibrous insulation cannot control air fow without timeconsuming, labor intensive and costly detailing.

Unlike brous materials, spray oam insulation oersa more reliable way to consistently deliver superiorenergy eciency over the lie o a commercial buildingbecause it wont settle and sag, creating air gaps.

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Improving comort by eliminating hot/cold spots

Providing more control over air quality by minimizingthe intrusion o airborne irritants (such as dust,pollen, and humidity). Combined with appropriatemechanical ventilation it creates a healthier indoorenvironment with ewer moisture and air quality issues

Reducing potential or concealed moisture problems,such as those caused by wind-driven rain

Controlling condensation by preventing conditioned

internal air rom meeting hot/cold outdoor air Reducing sound transmission (particularly mid

requency sounds, such as street trac), which isa key selling point or those who consider soundcontrol a must-have (i.e. oce buildings and schools)


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High-Performance Design StrategySpray oam insulation, including ICYNENEs portolioo open and closed-cell products oers a solution tocommercial building design with optimal R-values and airleakage control. It is also the solution that will deliver thegreatest cost-eciency to the building owner.

The question remains, though, how is spray oaminsulation best used in commercial projects, especiallygiven the available open or closed cell options?

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Help deliver a continuous air barrier

Cost-eectively add R-value. Figure 1 illustrates howheat fow is reduced as R-value is increased. AroundR-20, the curve begins to fatten and we begin to seediminishing returns rom increased insulation thickness.At that point, it makes much more sense to providecontinuous insulation over structural eatures that

otherwise act as thermal bridges through the insulation Address thermal bridging by setting non-structural

walls inward (rom the interior o outside walls) andthen delivering a continuous, seamless layer o open-cell spray oam in the cavities

NOTE: This is an alternate design option rom insulating the buildingsexterior to address thermal bridging (discussed on the right)

Facilitate drying o the assembly due to its open-cellstructure. Open-cell oam allows just enough moisturediusion to occur to let adjacent building materialsbreathe and help prevent moisture entrapment.This breathability allows building materials to dry,minimizing moisture build-up and related problemssuch as mold

Insulation Performance

Insulation R-values

HeatLossBTU/hr.

Figure 1:Conductive Heat Flow Reduction

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Help deliver the continuous air barrier

Control heat loss through thermal bridges, whichis particularly advantageous when insulating metalbuildings (which are highly conductive)

Deliver maximum R-value in minimum space


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Reason #2 Spray foam insulationhelps commercial projects qualifyfor LEED status

LEED project certication (the U.S. Green BuildingCouncils internationally recognized green buildingprogram) is proo o your buildings leading edge,sustainable design.

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impact

Lower operating costs

Better indoor environmental quality

Average building lie cycle savings that are ten timesthe initial investment in construction costs

Comparable construction costs to buildings notseeking LEED certication

Higher occupancy rates and building values(source: U.S. Green Building Council - www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2331)

LEED for New Construction Rating System

icynene j: Earn up to 5 points or Energy Perormance

Meet Indoor Air Quality Perormance prerequisites

Earn credits or the use o rapidly renewable material basedon cost (ICYNENE LD-R-50)

LEED for Schools Rating System

icynene j: Meet minimum energy perormance prerequisites

Earn up to 5 points or Energy Perormance (ICYNENE MD-C-200)

Earn credits or their use o rapidly renewable materialbased on cost (ICYNENE LD-R-50)

Meet Indoor Air Quality Perormance prerequisites

Meet prerequisites or Acoustical Perormance

Earn one point or use o Low-Emitting Materials

Earn up to one point or Mold Prevention

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Reason #3 Spray foaminsulation expands the horizonof building performance

Spray oam insulation like ICYNENE expands the horizono commercial building perormance beyond what iseasible with brous or rigid board insulation options.

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Cathedral ceilings

Steel structures

Domed ceilings

Arches and other unusual shapes

Plumbing, electrical, telecommunications and otherservice entry points

With spray oam insulation like ICYNENE, complexdetailing is simplied, without having to compromise onenergy ecient or overall building perormance.

End notes

1. (Source: 2011 Fast Facts: ENERGY STAR Commercial Building Design).

2. National Research Council Canada (NRC) produced a Wall Energy Ratingactor that compared the perormance that was delivered during testingversus the expected perormance based on Nominal R-value. Spray oamconsistently perormed at more than 90% o nominal R-value whereasair-permeable, fbrous insulation perormed in the range o 35% to 65%o nominal R-value. See: Development o energy ratings or insulated wallassemblies, Elmahdy, A.H; Mare, W.; Swinton, M.C.; Saber, H.H.,

Glazer, R., October 2009, http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/irc/doc/pubs/nrcc51419.pd

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Learn more about the application of ICYNENE and spray foam insulationfor commercial building design and construction. C 1.800.758.7325 o [email protected].

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