Will your next house have walls of the same material used to make plastic coffee cups?Polystyrene foam, reinforced with concrete, is shaping up as one of the most-likely-to-succeed alternative ...

ICFs are reinforced Styrofoam blocks that fit together and then are filled from the top with concrete. The Styrofoam blocks serve as insulation, and interior and exterior wall surfaces are ...

Injecting foam in that wall will make the bedroom much quieter. • Roofs. From the 1950s through 1970s in the Southwest, many homes were built with roofs that have a very low pitch.

In this episode of the Sunday Shed-Shop Series, we demonstrate how to insulate the interior walls of a 12x12 shed using a DIY ...

Installing insulation in walls is one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to save energy in your home. Research shows that, on average, adding insulation can save up to 20% on your home ...

Foam insulation is an exceptional vapor barrier, and when the seams at all butt joints and the corners are taped, it will be very hard for water vapor to get to the cold walls.