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[Case Studies] Amherst College
Rebuilding an old-world with a 21st Century insulating air barrier system.
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[Case Studies] Expansion Control Solutions for the World's Largest Domed Structure - Grand Opening of New Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Watson Bowman Acme’s vast product offering, quality service and expertise in the area of expansion control will help to ensure the longevity of the...
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[Case Studies] Trump International Hotel and Tower
Trump International Hotel and Tower gets strength from high performance concrete
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[Case Studies] America's Largest Football Stadium
Admixtures allow for a fast installation with long-term durability.
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[Technical Bulletin] ASTM C 1363-05 Thermal Performance Test Report
Closed-cell spray-applied polyurethane foam (SPF) excels in whole-wall thermal performance testing.
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[Industry Study] Building a better future: Moving toward zero pollution with highly efficient homes and businesses
Environment America Research & Policy Center looks at the potential to reduce pollution through improving the energy efficiency of homes and...
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[Technical Bulletin] Flood-Resistant Materials Requirements for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
FEMA Technical Bulletin 2-93 classifies building materials based on their ability to withstand flood waters.
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[Industry Study] The Impact of Commercial Building Envelope Airtightness on HVAC Energy Use
The National Institute of Standards and Technology indicates that continuous air barrier systems can reduce air infiltration by more than 60 percent...
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[Industry Study] Spray-in-Place Polyurethane Foam Insulation
This opinion paper by Craig DeWitt, Ph.D., PE, of RLC Engineering LLC examines the performance benefits of closed-cell polyurethane foam insulation...
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[Case Studies] TRACO
Energy efficient, durable, next-generation high-performance windows.
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[Industry Study] Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the US Economy
Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company examines the impact of energy efficiency on the economy, barriers to achieving energy efficiency and...
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[Case Studies] International Heating Systems Manufacturer Viessmann
BASOTECT® specialty foam maximizes performance of solar collectors.
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[Case Studies] Atlantis Hotel Casino
BASF Wall Systems helps provide hurricane-resistant exterior walls for this large commercial structure.
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[Case Studies] BASF Construction Chemicals Headquarters
Minnesota facility awarded LEED EB O&M Silver rating.
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[Case Studies] Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital
High-performance upgrade with ELASTOSPRAY® SPF roof.
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[Case Studies] George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Roofing renovations completed without disruption thanks to ELASTOSPRAY® spray-applied polyurethane foam (SPF) system.
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[Industry Study] The Costs and Benefits of LEED-NC in Colorado
Enermodal Engineering studies the economy of LEED® buildings for the Governor's Energy Office.
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[Industry Study] Costing Green: A Comprehensive Cost Database and Budgeting Methodology
A paper prepared for the United States Green Building Council by Davis Langdon, Lisa Fay Mattiessen and Peter Morris that examines the first-cost...
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[Case Studies] Dallas Independent School District
Spray-applied polyurethane foam (SPF) roofing provides low-cost, low-maintenance re-roofing option.
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[Case Studies] Department of Defense
SPF provides comfort and energy savings for personnel serving overseas.
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[Industry Study] Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Business Realities and Opportunities
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development examines global building energy use, as well as the barriers to and benefits of achieving...
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[Industry Study] Exterior Wall Cladding Performance Study
Results of key building performance goals for energy efficiency, temperature control and moisture control in mixed, coastal, hot, humid, Zone 3...
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[Industry Study] Green Building Insulation: The Environmental Benefits
Building Design+Construction's whitepaper examines the use of advanced insulating technology in high-performance green building.
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[Industry Study] Green Buildings and Productivity
The University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and CB Richard Ellis examine the effect sustainable buildings have on employee...
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GREENGUARD^® Collaborative for High Performance Schools certification
STYROPOR® expandable polystyrene proclaimed safe for use in K-12 schools.
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[Industry Study] Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits
Improving the sustainability of educational facilities brings financial benefits.
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[Case Studies] Herman Miller
Award-winning, environmentally responsible office furniture, with inventive designs that enhance the places where people work, heal, learn and live.
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[Industry Study] High-Performance Green Building: What's it worth?
A study investigating the market value of high performance green buildings.
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[Case Studies] KATC TV, Lafayette
Energy efficiency and leak-free re-roofing with ELASTOSPRAY® spray-applied polyurethane foam roofing.
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[Case Studies] Mississippi Coast Coliseum
What makes a building stand up to the forces of nature? Again and again and again...
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[Case Studies] The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory
State-of-the-art research facility chooses WALLTITE® insulating air barrier technology.
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[Case Studies] Robarts Research Institute
Installation completed fast with WALLTITE providing insulation, air barrier and vapor barrier in one application.
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[Case Studies] Scope Arena
Ready for decades of high-performance service thanks to a fresh application of ELASTOSPRAY® SPF roofing.
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[Industry Study] Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance Lifecycle Cost Study
Michelsen Technologies examines the total cost of ownership for spray-applied polyurethane foam (SPF) roofing systems.
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[Industry Study] SPF Roofing Systems Receive ICC-ES Evaluations
ELASTOSPRAY® and FE 348 verified to comply with the 2006 International Building Code.
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[Case Studies] SquashBusters
WALLTITE® insulating air barrier helps not-for-profit meet codes and be environmentally responsible.
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[Case Studies] Styrotech/STYRO-STOP™, Incorporated
Cost-effective and energy-efficient direct EPS insulation for direct-to-deck metal roofing designs.
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[Case Studies] Texas A & M University
Study of campus roofs show spray-applied polyurethane foam roofing pays for itself through energy savings in 4.5 years.
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[Eco-Efficiency Analysis] WALLTITE Insulating Air Barrier Scores High
The WALLTITE® Insulating Air Barrier System from BASF Polyurethane Foam Enterprises LLC outperforms traditional insulation and air barrier...
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[Case Studies] The National Aquatics Center
BASOTECT® specialty foam used as decorative and functional sound protection in the Beijing Olympics swimming stadium.
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[Case Studies] West Virginia Coliseum
Rejuvenating a 174,000-square-foot domed SPF roof after almost 35 years of leak-free performance.
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ELASTOSPRAY SPF Roofing System
System boasts high eco-efficiency and return on investment.
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[Case Studies] Knoll, Inc.
Highly durable office chairs that also improve indoor air quality.
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[Eco-Efficiency Analysis] Green Sense^SM Concrete Technology
Revolutionary mixture optimization program achieves new levels of performance, economics, and sustainability.
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[Case Studies] BASF and Clinton Climate Initiative help Pennsylvania nonprofit retrofit green jobs training center
Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) to retrofit the training center’s roof to the highest performance standards
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[Case Studies] GreenTek InsulWall used at the Pennsylvania Energy Coordinating Agency
NEOPOR® expandable polystyrene helps renovate Civil War building into a new learning center
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[Eco-Efficiency Analysis] Wall Claddings for Non-Residential Construction
A Comparison of the Environmental Footprint and Lifecycle Cost of Wall Cladding Systems Demonstrates the Eco-Efficiency of Exterior Insulation and...
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[Eco-Efficiency Analysis] Window Spacer Systems
BASF, in close cooperation with a sealant and a window manufacturer, conducted an eco-efficiency analysis for window spacer systems to quantify the...
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[Case Studies] Des Hauts-Sommets Secondary School
High efficiency school justifies the additional construction cost with exceptional return on investment.
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[Eco-Efficiency Analysis] WALLTITE ECO™ Insulation Air Barrier and Vapor Barrier System
NSF International verifies the sustainability performance of WALLTITE ECO™ via BASF’s award-winning Eco-Efficiency Analysis methodology.
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[Case Studies] Fighting Termites at Old Swedes Church
With the site listed on the National Historic Register, the team focused on getting the termites under control with as little disturbance to the...
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[Industry Study] Prescriptive Method for Insulating Concrete Forms in Residential Construction
This publication was written by the NAHB Research Center with assistance from a steering committee, which represents the interests and expertise of...
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[Industry Study] Update on Compatibility Testing of Spray Polyurethane Foam with CPVC
This paper is second of two papers on this subject, where the first of which was presented at Polyurethanes 2008. In this paper the results of the...
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[Case Studies] An array of colors for Basotect® sound-absorbing foam
Sound insulation using colorful Basotect lends itself particularly well for large rooms such as offices and call centers, restaurants and cafeterias,...
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[Case Studies] Innovative application of Basotect dampens noise from air conditioning
Basotect, BASF’s flexible specialty foam, has been chosen as the acoustic and thermal insulation in the basement of the Hefei Grand Theater, Anhui...
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[Case Studies] Design sound insulation in Brazilian restaurant with BASF's Basotect®
A mosaic composition of different sized blocks made from Basotect® creates a unique environment in the new dui restaurant in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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[Case Studies] The Boulder Colorado Union Pacific Depot
Combination of BASF materials used to restore the Boulder Depot translates into more than $250,000 savings.
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[Case Studies] WALLTITE® Insulating Air Barrier System - Towson University
WALLTITE® insulating air barrier offers energy savings and easy constructability for Towson University’s College of Liberal Arts building.
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