DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - Oct 18, 2011) - ACH Foam Technologies provided over one million board feet of Foam Control® EPS Roof Insulation for the Walgreens 440,000 sq. ft. distribution facility in Windsor, Wisconsin, completed in May of 2011. Walgreens wanted a high-performance roof that would provide better insulative properties and energy savings.
ACH Foam Technologies provided 1,175,625 Board Feet of 25psi Type IX Foam-Control® EPS Angle Cut Flute Filler Panels 3" x 24" x 96". There has been an increase in the use of EPS roof insulation in recent years due to its cost advantages. Tom Huempfner, VP of Sales & Marketing, ACH Foam Technologies, explains, "This has to do with its cost and installation advantages, combined with its stable and long-term performance. EPS retains its stated R-value over the life of the product, unlike Polyiso, which loses R-value over time due to off-gassing."
The distribution center's original roof, built in 1980, was standing seam steel. "The original insulation consisted of batt insulation installed on the bottom side of the metal roof panel, totaling approximately 9.5 R," said Guy Snowden, Principal of RRK Associates, Ltd., the commercial/industrial roof consulting firm on the project. According to Snowden, the new roof system was selected for several factors:
- Service life and durability
- Minimal weight gain to existing structure due to low slope of existing roof and anticipated snow loads
- Ability to add additional high R value insulation with minimum height gain due to existing curb and penetration heights
- Cost
"The new roof membrane is a fully adhered, .060 mil. Rubbergard EPDM, installed over a base layer of 3" Foam Control EPS Roof Insulation formed to the existing metal panel profile with a cover board of Isogard HD insulation. The insulation added 16.5 R to the roof for a total of 26 R," said Snowden. Upon completion of the project, the Walgreens distribution center sported a new, high-performance roof.
ACH Foam Technologies' (EPS) roof insulation has been used nationwide for 40 years in commercial roof applications for its cost-effective, long-term R-value and easy to use tapered systems. Foam-Control EPS is available in a variety of densities, thicknesses and sizes and comes with a 20-year thermal warranty. It contains no CFCs, HCFCs, or HFCs, and is used nationwide in LEED certified projects.
