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About OneDegreeChange: Prefab homes sprout green designs, improve affordability By Wendy Koch Michelle Kaufmann couldn't find an affordable, eco-friendly home in the San Francisco area in 2003, so she built her own. Construction took 14 months. "This needs to be easier," the architect recalls thinking. To make green homes more accessible, she says, she "stalked" factories until she found some that agreed to build her modern designs. To read the entire article, please click the More on this Topic link below. USA Today | Top | Share Your Thoughts...  Did You See What President Obama Said About Insulation...We Agree.
President Obama recently called insulation "sexy." Recent studies further emphasize the importance of insulation. Polyiso is the product of choice for rigid board insulation, used in both roof and wall applications around the globe. To find out more about what the President had to say, click here. For more about Atlas polyiso products, click here. One Degree of Warming Having Major Impact, Study Finds.
Thermal Minimums Raised
 For the first time in over 19 years, ASHRAE has increased the minimum required prescriptive R-value (resistance to heat flow) for roof and wall insulation levels in Standard 90.1 – the national model energy code for commercial buildings. |
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Human-induced climate warming is already having a dramatic effect on Earth's plumbing, plants, and animals, according to an exhaustive analysis of data from around the world. ©2008 - 2010 Copyright Atlas Roofing Corporation - All Rights Reserved | 