<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Andy, are you clear about what the charts you sent mean by "foundation foam"? Since radiant floors are mentioned, I'm guessing that the main reference is to foam under a slab on grade, but perhaps I'm wrong. It seems like some assumptions about frost line and perimeter insulation would also be involved in the calculations. <div><br></div><div>Derelict</div><div><br></div><div><div>Derek Roff</div><div><a href="mailto:derek@unm.edu">derek@unm.edu</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Jan 2, 2012, at 3:06 PM, andy mueller wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi Chris,<br><br>The attached documentation is somewhat a sidetrack from what you are inquiring about but perhaps will find it helpful in future discussions about rigid foam.<br>Charles Nickel (the author of these studies) was an integral part of GreenSpace Collaborative and unfortunately left us after a 15 year battle with cancer. He had an incredible mind and a spirit to match.<br><br>Andy<br><br>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Magwood" <<a href="mailto:chris@chrismagwood.ca">chris@chrismagwood.ca</a>><br>To: "(private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network" <<a href="mailto:GSBN@greenbuilder.com">GSBN@greenbuilder.com</a>><br>Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 4:40 PM<br>Subject: [GSBN] Environmental effects of foam insulations<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">Hi all, and happy new year to all of you!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I am trying to research the environmental impacts of the production of EPS and XPS foam insulations. Obviously, this industry is on the defensive, because all I can find are industry-sponsored glossy brochures touting the complete benevolence of foam insulations and industry-sponsored tests that give me a bunch of numbers I can't understand, no comparisons of those numbers to other materials and a "see, it's all good" conclusion.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Environmental Building News has had some articles that have been helpful. Any other suggestions?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Chris<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-- <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.chrismagwood.ca">www.chrismagwood.ca</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.endeavourcentre.org">www.endeavourcentre.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">GSBN mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:GSBN@sustainablesources.com">GSBN@sustainablesources.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/GSBN">http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/GSBN</a> <br></blockquote><span><Foundation Foam vs Fuel.doc></span><span><FuelPlusFoamCost.pdf></span><span><Fuel-Foam$chart.pdf></span><span><Fuel-Foam-EmbodiedEnergy-Chart.pdf></span>_______________________________________________<br>GSBN mailing list<br><a href="mailto:GSBN@sustainablesources.com">GSBN@sustainablesources.com</a><br>http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/GSBN<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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