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Johns Manville’s Corbond® Open-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam Achieves New Code Compliance

Johns Manville (JM), a global building products manufacturer and a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced that JM Corbond® oc SPF has met requirements for application without a prescriptive ignition barrier in sealed unoccupied attics for commercial and residential projects, increasing the versatility of JM’s complete line of spray foam insulation products.

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ICC Assists SES in Providing Support for SDO's

New standards are designed to define and streamline the standard writing process from the development stages through implementation.

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ICC’s Ochoa Named Vice Chair HPBCC Policy Committee

Ochoa is responsible for developing and fostering Code Council relations and communications with federal administrators and agencies, Congress, congressional staff, congressional committees and professional organizations.

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Raising The Ocean Floats All Boats

Why code compliance and knowledge ensures a prosperous SPF industry.

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Code Compliance: Go With The Most Approved

International Fireproof Technology Inc. discusses AC456 code compliance to help ensure that intumescent coating products over spray foam are properly vetted.

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BPI and ICC Introduce Co-Branded Building Science Principles (BSP) Reference Guide

The Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) has partnered with the International Code Council (ICC) to offer a co-branded version of its popular Building Science Principles (BSP) Reference Guide.

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OSHA’s Confined Spaces Rule Impacts Home Performance Contractors

Routine tasks such as installing spray-foam insulation in attics or installing plumbing in a crawlspace will require documented safety plans, and in some cases stationing an additional person outside the space to grant access.

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Profoam Corporation Discusses New R-Value Requirements

In a recent article on Spray Foam Magazine, Profoam Corporation disclosed what to expect from R-Value code updates.

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IFTI's Certified Applicator Program Assists Spray Foam Contractors with Code Compliance

International Fireproof Technologies, Inc's new CAP offering certifies excellence and fosters compliance.

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Coatings as Thermal Barriers: Safety and Code Compliance

Using intumescent coatings as an alternative thermal barrier over spray polyurethane foam just became a codified fact. Just as SPF manufacturers must report on the specifics of their foam and the details of the job, now so too must coatings manufacturers. Read on to discover what this means for you.

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