Will DOW Set a New Standard with Styrofoam-A?

A new insulating foam from Dow, called Styrofoam-A, is helping the U.K. construction industry meet the high standards of the Government-mandated Code for Sustainable Homes Global Warming Potential (GWP), within the categories of Energy Efficiency, Materials and Waste.  How can a material like Styrofoam be “green”, you ask?.  In an interesting example of the potential for carbon dioxide sequestration, recycled as well as naturally occurring Carbon dioxide is employed as a blowing agent to form the ubiquitous light blue extruded foam segments one sees on many construction sites.  Like its less-green predecessor, the foam maintains the properties of lightness, rigidity, water resistance and superior cell density which make it such an effective insulator, certainly a plus as British standards for energy efficient structures become ever more stringent.  An additional benefit of the foam is that it is 100% recyclable, which aids in keeping a construction site and and overall project, more sustainable.

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