# In tr oduction t o the Spr ayP olyur ethane F oam Alliance 25 June 2009 EP A Wa shington, DC Ku rt Riesenberg Ex ecutiv e Director Spr ayPo lyur ethane Foam Alliance

# Who is SPFA? • S pr ay P olyur ethane F oam A lliance – Fo unded in 1987 as P olyur ethane F oam Contr act or s Division of the Society of the Plas tics Indus try (SPI) – Independen t tr ade association for contr act or s, manufactur er s and distributor s of polyur ethane foam,

s and distributor s of polyur ethane f equipmen t, pr otectiv e coatings, inspections, surface pr epar ations and other ser vices. Uniquely the en tir e va lue - chain under one r oof . – Main ta ins st ro ng r ela tionship with the American Chemis try Council (ACC) and the Cen te r fo r P olyur ethanes Indus try (CPI)

# Wha t does SPFA do? • Ed ucation and Re sear ch – Accr editation and Education pr ogr ams – Te chnical Liter at ur e and Guidelines – "Hotline" for T

echnical ques tions (1 - 800 - 523 - 6154) – Indus try Re sear ch Pr ogr ams 

### • Pr omotion and Aw ar eness – Re gula tory and Adv ocacy Activities – Pr omotional and Marketing T ools – We bsite www.spr ay fo am.org – Annual Spr ayFoam Confer ence and Exposition – Spray Fo am Mag azine (fr ee subscription & now online) – Dir ect ory and Buyers' Guide

# Orga niz at ional Ov er view • 3 Full - Time St aff • 320 Member Companies – Contr act or s, Supplier s, Dis tributor s, Consult ants – By - Laws maintain cultur e & focus upon contr act or – Membership continues to gr ow 

### • Committe es – Ex ecutiv e Committee / Board of Director s – Pr oduct Stewardship & Safety Committee – Te chnical Ov ersight Committee – Building En ve lope Committee & R oofing Committee – Code Committee

# SPF Fundamen ta ls • A - Side: MDI - Isocy anate • B - Side: Pr opriet ary Re sin – polyols , catalysts, fire retardants, blowing agents, etc.,... 

### • A+B = polyur ethane fo am courtesy BASF courtesy BASF

# Ty pes of PU F oam • Spr ayF oam – Low Density • Open - cell, half- lb (+). 

### – Medium Density • Closed - cell, tw o - lb. 

### – High Density / R oofing • Closed - cell, thr ee - lb. courtesy Graco

# Re siden tial Applic at ions UNVENTED ATTICS courtesy Dow ATTIC FLOORS INTERIOR W ALLS courtesy Icynene

UNVENTED CRAW LSPACES FLOORS BELOW G RADE W ALLS

courtesy BASF courtesy Honeywell CATHEDRALIZED CEILINGS courtesy BASF BASEMENT W ALLS courtesy Honeywell GARAGE CEILINGS courtesy Honeywell courtesy Honeywell EXTERIOR WA LLS courtesy Honeywell/BSC courtesy BASF courtesy NCFI

# Commer cial Applic at ions

EXTERIOR WA LLS LOW - SLOPE ROOFS courtesy BaySystems courtesy Honeywell/BSC METAL FRAME W ALLS courtesy BaySystems courtesy BASF courtesy BASF courtesy Honeywell INTERIOR W ALLS METAL BUILDING MASONRY WA LLS

courtesy Demilec courtesy Demilec

# Job sit e Sa fe ty • Sa fe ty Message – PPE – Material Handling (MSDS) – Eq uipmen t Maintenance & Oper ation – Jobsite Safety – Con tr act or Safety Re commendations **See SPF A’**  **s Contractor Safety and Product Stewardship Program** courtesy BASF courtesy Graco

# On the Jobsit e • Pr oduct Labeling [IBC 2603.2 / IRC R314.2] – Con ta iner s on job site shall ha ve mf g name, pr oduct ID , pr oduct lis ting, suit ability fo r use 

### • Ins ta llation Certificate [IECC 102.1.1 / IRC N1101.8] – Pr ovided by contr act or to builder/homeowner – Thickness, R - va lue and pr oduct lis ting or data sheet – Placed on electric ser vice panel or other conspicuous location

# On the Jobsit e • Safe Application of SPF – Haz ar dous chemicals ar e used in the application of SPF – MDI (A - side) – Po lyols (B - side) – Solvents – The SPF contr act or should meet and discuss safety issues with the building owner or g ener al contr act or befor e the job s ta rts. – Pr oper P er sonal Pr otectiv e E quipmen t (PPEs) MUST be used by ev ery one in the vicinity when SPF is being applied – PPEs include skin, eye and r espir ator y pr otection

# On the Jobsit e • Safe Application of SPF (con tinued) – Details re ga rd ing g ener al jobsite safety as well as safe chemical tr ansportation, application and disposal ar e communicated to applicator s as part of – SPF supplier tr aining pr ogr ams supplier tr aining pr – SPFA Accr edit ation tr aining (SPFA Spr ayFoam 101 Ch 1) – Information fr om the SPFA website at: http://www.spr ay fo am.org/ index.php?page_id=220 – SPFA encour ag es all building owner s and gener al contr act or s be familiar with safe SPF application pr actices befor e the pr oduct is applied by holding a pr e application construction leader ship team meeting.

# On the Jobsit e • Quick Tips – Open - Cell SPF: • Fr equently expanded beyond studs • Tr immed/sha ved to fill cavity • Soft to the touch Get product data sheet, ESR and/or certification from builder/designer [IRC N1 101.8] • Soft to the touch – Closed - Cell SPF: • Does not expand beyond w all stud faces • Not usually trimmed, does not fill cavity • Firm to the touch – Color  Fo am T

ype courtesy NCFI Polyurethanes

# Wher e ca n people learn mor e? • Join – Committe es, Pr ofessional Community • SPFA Accr edit ation Tr aining • SPFA Website and Annual Confer ence • Fo rmulator s and S yste ms House Supplier s rmulator s and S Supplier • Indus try Pa rtner s (CPI) **Spray Foam**  **2010** February 14 – 17 , 2010 Orlando World Center Marriott

Orlando, FL SPF A We bsite: www.sprayfoam.org