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EPS insulation products have been the subject of extensive research and evaluation over the past 30-plus years. Encompassing a multitude of applications from the medical, food and building industry, the EPS industry stands behind its product with real-world test results.
Research data from third party testing laboratories such as Oakridge National Laboratories, National Research Council of Canada, Florida Solar Energy Center and Structural Research, Inc. lend confidence to specifiers, architects and contractors alike who are utilizing P2000 and its advanced performance properties.
EPS, better known as Styrofoam, got a bad rap when linked to a box designed to keep food warm for a few minutes. While some people are quick to criticize that all EPS is bad, there is big moral difference between using it for a sandwich wrap for temporary gratification and using it to keep a family warm for generations to come.
EPS can safely be incinerated and will yield only carbon dioxide and water if the procedure is handled correctly, but the trend has been to recycle it wherever possible. EPS can be recycled into concrete, egg cartons, office products, foam insulation, and garbage cans. Unfortunately, only one percent of the 11 billion kilograms of EPS thrown away each year is being recycled. The National Polystyrene Recycling Company, which consists of seven major corporations, including Amoco, Dow, and Mobil, plans to increase this to 25 percent by 1995 by focusing on big users of EPS—fast food outlets and college dining establishments.
EPS is the most cost effective insulation
(R-value/$)
on the market and it is readily available around the world eliminating transportation costs other products may require. According to a study by the consulting firm McKinsey, proper home insulation is the most cost effective way to reduce CO2 emissions, which reduces global warming.
Doesn’t EPS produce CFCs?
Since the mid 1950s expanded polystyrene has not been produced with
CFCs.
EPS manufacturing does use a small amount
of pentane (Pentane: An alkane having the formula C5H12, flash point of -40°F, and explosive
limits of 1.4% to 8%. Pentane is frequently used to extract flammable or combustible liquid
residues from debris samples) and EPS resin, the final EPS product is about 96% air.
Is EPS the same as Extruded Polystyrene?
EPS should not be confused with extruded polystyrene (XPS), which is produced using CFCs. P2000 offers a realistic solution today. There are over a billion people in the world who lack adequate housing. And according to United Nations estimates, there are at least another billion on their way. P2000 can help to make a significant difference to fight global warming today.
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