Development of "stud hugger" systems for insulating walls with cellulose fibre insulation / report for the Housing Technology Incentives Program, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ; by R.E. Platts.: NH15-162/1-1995E-PDF
"The newsprint cellulose insulation industry has long wanted to supplant mineral fibre batts in insulating walls in house construction, and tests show that pumped ("blown") cellulose can do a superior insulation job - given a supporting enclosure for the open interior face of the framed wall cavity. Following a brief review of two failed attempts to provide such support (the first, a site-manufactured polyethylene-skinned cellulose batt, the next a moveable, snugly fitting plastic form), this report recounts the successful R&D which, with support from CMHC's HTIP program, offers the industry a workable and competitive system"--Abstract, p. i.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Housing Technology Incentives Program. |
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| Title | Development of "stud hugger" systems for insulating walls with cellulose fibre insulation / report for the Housing Technology Incentives Program, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ; by R.E. Platts. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | "Ottawa, 23 October 1995." Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]. Issued also in print format. Includes summary in French. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1995. |
| Author / Contributor | Platts, R. E. |
| Description | v, 17, [20] p. : ill. (some col.) |
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| Subject terms | Cellulose insulation Research and development |
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