Environmental Insullations

CELLULOSE FIBRE -
The Environ-mental Advantage

Environmentally Friendly
Cellulose uses 100% recycled wastepaper fibers to:
• Reduce landfill space requirements & conserves trees
• Save energy used by the building/home owner
• Use less energy to produce than equivalent
fiberglass insulation

In fact, a typical style home that is insulated with cellulose recycles as much newsprint as an individual will consume in 40 years.

In 2004 alone, over 650,000 tons of wastepaper - which is equivalent to over 10 million trees - were recycled into this superior insulating product.

Our insulation also contains no asbestos, formaldehyde or fiberglass.

Outperforms Fiberglass
AFT cellulose insulation is denser than fiberglass and when installed, conforms to the space where it is installed. This creates a thermal and acoustical blanket.

What are the results?
• Air and sound infiltration is minimized
• Comfort and energy savings are increased
• Negative impact to the environment is reduced

Look at the Outperforms Fibreglass picture to the left. On the left is fiberglass insulation, leaving gaps around piping and wiring. On the right is cellulose, notice how it completely covers the piping and wiring, leaving no
gap.

Air and Sound Infiltration
Cellulose insulation has long been regarded as superior to other fiber insulation materials in sealing the building envelope against air infiltration.

This is because the sprayed cellulose insulation is seamless and can fit into every wall area, including:

• Gaps that exist around electrical boxes, wiring,   plumbing and such.

• Non-standard and off-center wall stud spacing areas.  Field tests have proven that a cellulose insulation seal   is 36% tighter than a fiberglass insulation seal.

Because our cellulose insulation has a higher density, any structure filled with it is given excellent sound-deadening properties to reduce inside and outside noise infiltration.

Fire Safety
The concept of fire resistance goes beyond that of non-combustibility. It refers to the capacity of a material or construction to withstand fire or give protection from it.

Researchers, scientists and testing laboratories found that cellulose insulated walls are 46 to 77 % more fire resistant than non-insulated walls.

This is because cellulose insulation does not melt as fiberglass does when the temperature reaches above 350 degrees. Instead, the cellulose insulation's dense structure and fire retardants slow the spread by blockingthe flames and hot gases.

Simply put, the fire resistance cellulose insulation provides means occupants have more time to reach safety in the event of fire.

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