MacEntyre
08-06-2010, 07:12
Pedro made me aware of this article (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Innovative-Designs-Completes-iw-1230989362.html?x=0&.v=1) announcing the completion of the development of Insultex House Wrap. I have found nothing that describes Insultex House Wrap, so I do not know how it differs, if at all, from Insultex that we use. I suspect that there is no difference. The testing required by the building materials industry provides some good information for us.
From the article:
...R-Value approaching 3.
Four separate tests showed results of 2.92, 2.71, 2.89 and 2.85. The average result being 2.84.
Water Vapor Transmission - ASTM E-96-05
Insultex®
House-Wrap received 'high' Water Vapor Transmission results.
Pliability Test - Section 3.3.4 of ICC-ESAC 38
Insultex® House-Wrap showed no cracking in extreme cold during this 24 hour test.
Water Resistance - AATCC 127-1998
Insultex® House-Wrap held 55cm of water for a 5 hour period passing the test.
Dry Breaking Force - ASTM D 5034-09
Insultex® House-Wrap passed the 20 minute test.
UV Exposure Test - Section 4.1.2 of ICC-ES AC 38
Insultex® House-Wrap was exposed to UV lamps for 10 hours over a 21 day period. No cracking occurred, passing the test.
Accelerated Aging Test - Section 4.1.3 of ICC-ES AC 38
Insultex® House-Wrap was oven-dried at 120°F for 3 hours, followed by air-drying for 18 hours. Insultex® House-Wrap showed no cracking, passing the test.
Flame and Smoke Test - ASTM E84-09
Insultex® House-Wrap received a Flame Spread Classification rating of 10, and a Smoke Developed rating of 25.
- MacEntyre
From the article:
...R-Value approaching 3.
Four separate tests showed results of 2.92, 2.71, 2.89 and 2.85. The average result being 2.84.
Water Vapor Transmission - ASTM E-96-05
Insultex®
House-Wrap received 'high' Water Vapor Transmission results.
Pliability Test - Section 3.3.4 of ICC-ESAC 38
Insultex® House-Wrap showed no cracking in extreme cold during this 24 hour test.
Water Resistance - AATCC 127-1998
Insultex® House-Wrap held 55cm of water for a 5 hour period passing the test.
Dry Breaking Force - ASTM D 5034-09
Insultex® House-Wrap passed the 20 minute test.
UV Exposure Test - Section 4.1.2 of ICC-ES AC 38
Insultex® House-Wrap was exposed to UV lamps for 10 hours over a 21 day period. No cracking occurred, passing the test.
Accelerated Aging Test - Section 4.1.3 of ICC-ES AC 38
Insultex® House-Wrap was oven-dried at 120°F for 3 hours, followed by air-drying for 18 hours. Insultex® House-Wrap showed no cracking, passing the test.
Flame and Smoke Test - ASTM E84-09
Insultex® House-Wrap received a Flame Spread Classification rating of 10, and a Smoke Developed rating of 25.
- MacEntyre