Industry News
- Spray Foam Insulation Dealer Making Inroads with Home Builders
- 8/17/2009
Old habits die hard, but Raymond Milnarik Jr. and Bob Wishnoff are gradually overcoming resistance to a product they sell to home builders and commercial building developers.
Milnarik and Wishnoff run Correct Energy Environments Inc. in Latham, an authorized dealer for Demilec USA, which manufactures spray foam insulation.
Unlike the ubiquitous pink fiberglass insulation found in attics, walls and basements, the non-toxic spray foam is applied as a liquid and quickly expands to fill the space between rafters, studs and floor joists.
After hardening, the insulation has the consistency of spongy foam. Besides saving energy, the product reduces dust and noise, according to Demilec, a Canadian company whose U.S. offices are in Arlington, Texas.
Even though it's more expensive than fiberglass, a growing number of commercial developers are warming to spray foam insulation because of its durability and long-term energy savings. more...
DONNA ABBOTT VLAHOS
| THE BUSINESS REVIEWBob Wishnoff, left, vice president of Correct
Energy Environments,
with Louis Joseph Jr.,
construction manager. The company’s three specially
equipped trucks cost $150,000 each.- « back
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