Dow Building & Construction (B&C) insulation products will be used to build two homes in Reed Building Group’s Show Village at the International Builders’ Show (IBS). The homes are designed to demonstrate superior technologies and quality products for an increasingly discerning consumer. Two critical issues facing homeowners today are high energy costs and repercussions of moisture penetration; advanced, engineered materials by Dow deliver more energy efficient building envelope solutions that reduce energy loss and resist moisture penetration.
The Reed Building Group, publisher of Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler, Custom Builder and GIANTS magazines, has continuously selected Dow B&C products for the Show Village Show Homes because they offer application-specific solutions that reduce energy costs, air and moisture infiltration and withstand the elements. Dow B&C’s full line of building envelope insulation solutions is based on its flagship STYROFOAM*-brand insulation, a product Dow invented 60 years ago.
Located adjacent to the International Builders' Show, Show Village features two show homes – Palm Harbor’s Florida Home and the Nationwide Custom Homes’ PATH two Tutorial Townhouses – which will be erected onsite. All homes demonstrate smart ways to increase energy efficiency, improve durability, heighten quality standards, minimize environmental impact and reduce natural disaster damage.
Half inch STYROFOAM Residential Sheathing is featured throughout the Nationwide Custom Homes’ PATH two Tutorial townhouses. STYROFOAM Residential Sheathing is an extruded polystyrene foam board with plastic film on both sides. It is inherently resistant to moisture, defends against wind-driven moisture penetrating a wall system and moderates the temperature in a wall cavity. Three-quarter inch STYROFOAM was chosen for the Palm Harbor Florida Home to ensure a durable, energy efficient and moisture resistant wall.
To learn more about the full line of application-specific solutions from Dow visit www.insulateyourhome.com, call 866.583.BLUE (2583) or stop by Dow’s booth at IBS, #W2543.
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