ACH Foam Media Coverage

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APWA Reporter, July 2012 - In 2008, Construction Management General Contractor, Stacy Witbeck, started early reviewing the preliminary design for the Utah Transit Authority (UTA's) TRAX airport extension from downtown Salt Lake City valued at $200 million. The largest continuous section of Geofoam fill in the US was installed in two sections along the airport TRAX line.

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Construction Specifier Magazine, August 2012 - EPS and Polyiso R-values. Understanding the change in measuring roof insulation. Due to recent findings on the nature of polyisocyanurate (polyiso) off-gassing, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) - an impartial organization that represents the best interests of the roofing industry - has revised the way the insulation's R-value is measured.

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Environmental Design + Construction, January 2013 - Badger State Fruit Processing (a cold storage facility) finds ways to institute temperature control, manage operating cost and be more sustainable. Nearly 2 million board feet of ACH Foam Technologies’ Foam-Control flat EPS roof insulation and more than half a million board feet of the manufacturer’s new Foam-Control Plus+ architectural grade perimeter and underslab insulation were used in the construction of the new cold-storage facility this summer.

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Walls & Ceilings, February 2013- Why three Kansas community buildings were erected with SIPs:
PROJECT 1: Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Basehor, Kansas.
PROJECT 2: Kansas City Housing Authority’s YouthBuild program.
PROJECT 3: Manhattan, Kansas Firestations 3 and 5.

Packaging Strategies June 2012

Packaging Strategies, June 2012 - Expanded polystyrene (EPS) continues to expand its own use in shipping, where sustainability is just as critical as ensuring that containers keep their contents at the right temperature. According to GBI Research, EPS continues to increase in global demand, expected to rise from 14.9mn tons in 2010 to 23.5mn tons in 2020.

ACH Foam Technologies has long been aware of the benefits of EPS. As a manufacturer of polystyrene, ACH has used the product extensively in shipping containers. Now, the manufacturer is introducing an EPS-based wine container that can maintain temperature during the summer months which can be brutally harsh on wine products.

Rural Builder December 2012

Rural Builder, December 2012 - As Butch Gardner hauls cranberries between two cold storage facilities on the Badger State Fruit Processing property in Pittsville, Wis., he gives the “thumbs-up” to plant manager Mark Konrardy for a job well done. Konrardy met three tough challenges for the construction of a new cold storage facility, built to house Badger’s 200 million pounds of cranberries with room to grow. Insulated metal panels, architectural grade EPS insulation and efficient lighting all helped accomplish that goal.