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The Importance of Insulation
Insulation helps create a living space that is comfortable, healthy and energy efficient.

Residential Closed-Cell Spray Foam Insulation Facts.

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Think of it as green, only browner
Knauf EcoBatt® Insulation doesn’t look like any insulation you’ve ever seen, but that’s because its natural brown color represents a level of sustainability we’ve never before achieved.

EcoBatt Insulation, NJ Spray Insulation

The color comes from ECOSE® Technology, a revolutionary, new sustainable binder born from five years of intensive research. Based on rapidly renewable bio-based materials rather than non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals commonly used in other insulation products, ECOSE Technology reduces binder embodied energy by up to 70%, and does not contain phenol, formaldehyde, acrylics or artificial colors used to make traditional fiberglass insulation.

EcoBatt Insulation combines sand, one of the world’s most abundant and renewable resources, post-consumer recycled bottle glass and ECOSE Technology to create the next generation of sustainable insulation…naturally from Knauf.

Features & Benefits
Sustainable
• Made primarily from sand, one of the world’s most abundant and renewable resources
• Lower embodied energy than our traditional batts
• Rapidly renewable binder eliminates non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals
• Contains no phenol, formaldehyde, acrylics or artificial colors
High Recycled Content
• Contains a minimum of 30% post-consumer recycled glass content

Thermally Efficient
• Excellent insulating value
Acoustical Performance
• Reduces airborne sound transmission
• Significantly improves STC ratings of wall configurations

Legendary Handling
• Cuts easily and cleanly
• Recovers quickly
• Less dusty
• Friendly feel
• Enhances productivity

Legendary Handling Characteristics
While developing EcoBatt Insulation, maintaining Knauf’s legendary handling was mandatory. EcoBatt products deliver the same exceptional quality, handling and durability our customers have become accustomed to, with a higher level of sustainability.

EcoBatt products have superior consistency throughout the batt, from batt to batt and from package to package. They offer features installers really appreciate—quick recovery, gutsy, easy to cut, and less dusty. And EcoBatt Insulation has a friendlier feel, a pleasant natural scent and a distinctive natural installed look.

“Knauf batts have always been the best. But, EcoBatt Insulation is better than the best.”
– 30 year Professional Insulation Installer

Technical Data
Surface Burning Characteristics (ASTM E 84)
• Unfaced products do not exceed 25 Flame Spread, 50 Smoke Developed
Water Vapor Sorption (ASTM C 1104)
• 5% maximum by weight
Corrosion (ASTM C 665)
• No more than sterile cotton
Microbial Growth (ASTM C 1338) and Vermin
• Does not support microbial growth or attract insects or vermin. In addition to being classified as mold resistant by GREENGUARD, EcoBatt Insulation has passed exhaustive entomological testing at leading institutions in the US and UK.
Noncombustibility (ASTM E 136)
• Noncombustible (Unfaced)

GREENGUARD Certification
ECOSE Technology contains no phenol, formaldehyde, acrylics or artificial colors. EcoBatt Insulation is certified to GREENGUARD for Children and SchoolsSM, the industry’s most stringent IAQ standard, and also passes California CHPS Section 01350.

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Energy Efficiency
Whether insulating exposed wall cavities, retro-fitting an existing attic, air sealing and insulating a sill plate, or spraying foam in a crawl space all applications have a dramatic effect on monthly energy consumption. Using spray foam in new construction and retrofits can help save 50% – 65% on heating and cooling costs, make the home more comfortable, reduce the purchase cost of heating and cooling systems, and help the environment by drastically reducing your home’s carbon footprint.

Environmental Benefits
When it comes to environmentally-friendly insulation products spray foam insulation is one of the best products available. It emits no CO2 of its own while reducing heating and cooling-related CO2 emissions by about 50% in new construction homes and more in certain retrofit applications. Foam insulation will last for the life of the building and if installed correctly will deliver peak performance for the life of the building. E:zero foam has no formaldehyde, no ozone-depleting ingredients, and it’s CFC free.

Indoor Air Quality
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air quality is a major concern for most home owners. Spray Foam Insulation addresses this problem several ways. It is devoid of emissions and contaminants that can affect your health. It improves air quality by nearly eliminating air infiltration. In the summer it will help reduce moisture infiltration and in the winter it will help keep warm humid air in the living space. Since it helps air seal your home it also helps people who suffer from allergies by keeping contaminants out of the living space.

Sound Control
Sound waves are transmitted by different media, including air. The most drastic noise dampening occurs when the home or building is completely airtight. Closed cell spray foam insulation not only provides extraordinary air sealing but helps reduce noise by absorbing secondary reverberations.

No Health Issues
Unlike more traditional methods of insulating, spray foam insulation is free of all HFAs, HCFCs, HFCs, and formaldehyde. Once spray foam has cured and is in place the final product is chemically dead and contains no potential health risks whatsoever.

Flood Zones
Closed Cell Spray Foam is the only type of insulation classified as an “Acceptable Flood-Resistant Material” by FEMA. “Flood Resistant Material” is defined as any building material capable of withstanding direct and prolonged contact with flood waters without sustaining significant damage. FEMA has classified all other insulation types as “Unacceptable”.

Spray foam insulation is a self-adhering, two-component product that gets sprayed on exposed walls, attic roof lines, sill plates, band joists, in exterior overhangs, and in crawl spaces. The material bonds to most construction material substrates including metal, wood, plastic, and brick and provides a rigid insulation system that adds structural strength to buildings. Close-cell spray foam insulation has the highest level of thermal resistance per inch of any commonly used insulation products