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General Questions About STYROFOAM

What are the typical areas of application for STYFOROAM™ thermal insulation?
What is the long-term experience of using STYROFOAM in construction?
Which values should be used for the thermal conductivity (lambda) of STYROFOAM when calculating the thermal performance of building elements?

What are the typical areas of application for STYFOROAM thermal insulation?
STYROFOAM is suitable for a wide range of applications including:

• inverted flat roofs – including ballasted roofs, roof terraces, green roofs and parking decks.
• pitched roofs  
• basements and other structures below ground, particularly where drainage of ground water is required.
• floors, including those with high or very high traffic levels such as industrial floors and cold store floors.
• walls 
• agricultural buildings  
• composite panels, such as those for refrigerated vehicles
• tubular shells for low-temperature pipes
• frost protection for roads, railways and other civil engineering works.

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What is the long-term experience of using STYROFOAM in construction?
STYROFOAM has been used in the UK construction industry for about forty years. There are many buildings where STYROFOAM continues to perform successfully after many years.

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Which values should be used for the thermal conductivity (lambda) of STYROFOAM when calculating the thermal performance of building elements?
The product data pages on this site show the thermal conductivity of STYROFOAM products. Consult the Declared thermal resistances page for thermal resistances of products declared in accordance with BS EN 13164. The thermal performance required of a building element will depend upon the building regulations and the overall energy performance of, and predicted carbon dioxide emissions from, the building (see Part L guidance).

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