[GSBN] Fw: Environmental effects of foam insulations

[andy mueller]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "andy mueller" <info at greenspacecollaborative.com>
To: "Global Straw Building Network" <GSBN at sustainablesources.com>; 
"(private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network" 
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Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [GSBN] Environmental effects of foam insulations


> Hi Chris,
>
> 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.
> 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.
>
> Andy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Magwood" <chris at chrismagwood.ca>
> To: "(private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network"
> <GSBN at greenbuilder.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 4:40 PM
> Subject: [GSBN] Environmental effects of foam insulations
>
>
>> Hi all, and happy new year to all of you!
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Environmental Building News has had some articles that have been helpful.
>> Any other suggestions?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> -- 
>> www.chrismagwood.ca
>> www.endeavourcentre.org
>>
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