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Product News from Environmental Building News
September 1, 1992
EPS Insulation to Gain Wider Exposure
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation has lower environmental impact than most other types of rigid foam insulation, because it contains no CFCs or HCFCs. (CFCs are still widely used in isocyanurate and polyurethane foam insulation, while HCFCs are used in extruded polystyrene.) But EPS has long suffered from a lack of coordinated nationwide marketing. EPS manufacturers tend to be smaller companies that market and sell products locally. EPS is rarely sold in building supply yards....
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