Top 20 Projects Honoring 20 Years of Success
14 May 2007
On November 27, 2006, Icynene, manufacturer of The Icynene Insulation System®, celebrated its 20th anniversary. In the past two decades, the company has grown to become a major contender in the building and renovation market, offering the Icynene® leading soft-foam insulation and air barrier system. Rather than celebrate this milestone with candles on a cake, the company highlighted the most significant projects featuring Icynene in the last 20 years.
- RCMP Northern Community Offices (Whale Cove, Chersterfield Inslet and Kugaruukare, NT): To curb the high cost of heating the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) offices in these Arctic communities, Icynene was installed in the walls, ceilings and floors - delivering ideal R-value and optimal air-sealing in one step.
- Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Campus (Hershey, PA) After failed attempts to address air leakage and condensation problems with different types of insulation, the university's offices are now comfortable to work in, thanks to Icynene.
- Villa Vuoto (Pittsburg, PA) The architect / homeowner chose Icynene to satisfy both the aesthetic and functional requirements of this unique dwelling.
- The Built Green™ Home at Suncadia (Seattle, WA) The builder selected Icynene for this custom home, winner of the 2006 Best In American Living Award.
- Scarano & Associates Architect's Office (Brooklyn, NY) Situated on top of a 100-year-old building with skyline views of New York City, architect firm Scarano & Associates selected Icynene to alleviate concerns with disruptive noise levels, structural durability and energy efficiency.
- Isbell School (Frisco, TX) Icynene is one of the high performance features in this elementary school which now provides an ideal environment for young minds to grow.
- Gilman Ordway Building (Falmouth, MA) Incorporating Icynene as part of its environmentally-intelligent design, the Gilman Ordway Building at the Woods Hole Research Center was selected as one of the Top Ten Green Projects by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its committee on the Environment (COTE).
- Yale University Building Project 2004 (New Haven, CT) Challenged with creating accessible housing for lower-income families, students of the Masters of Architecture program incorporated Icynene into their annual Building Project.
- 2006 Southern Building Show New CUSTOM Home & Renew CUSTOM Home (Atlanta, GA) These show homes demonstrate the benefits of Icynene installed in new and remodeled custom projects, including a conditioned attic application.
- Bob Vila's dotCOM dreamHOME Project (Las Vegas, NV) As the insulation of the future, Icynene was the perfect fit for this first-of-its-kind experiment which featured the design and construction of a home online, from concept to completion.
- Science House, Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN) Icynene was specified to be sprayed in the walls and ceilings of this zero emissions building, neither contains nor generates ozone-depleting chemicals.
- Castcon-Stone, Inc. (Saxonburg, PA) Constructed on a designated Brownfield site, this state-of-the-art precast concrete manufacturing facility was revitalized to LEED green building standards by incorporating sustainable technologies including Icynene.
- American Lung Association 'Health House' (Minneapolis, MN) The builder and homeowner chose Icynene to address possible sources of indoor pollution such as excessive moisture, the intrusion of outdoor allergens and pollutants, and harmful emissions produced by building products during construction.
- This Old House Carlisle Project (Carlisle, MA) As part of the 25th anniversary project on This Old House, Icynene helped TOH crew preserve the architectural integrity of this historic home while delivering a healthy and efficient living environment.
- This Old House Cambridge House Project (Cambridge, MA) Icynene helped introduce a new look to this historic home while addressing fundamental structural upgrades.
- This Old House East Boston Project (Boston, MA) Unlike the others before it, the This Old House East Boston project had two stories to tell. Icynene worked double-time to help the two homeowners complete this retrofit without sacrificing retro style.
- Rose Cherry's Home for Kids (Milton, ON) Set in a heavily wooded, protected biosphere reserve, Rose Cherry's Home is a paradigm for sustainable healthcare design. Icynene was among the green building products selected to help improve Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and preserve the surrounding environment.
- The New American Home® 2006 (Orlanda, FL) A true example of "eco-friendly elegance," The New American Home 2006 became the first certified green home in the program's 23-year history for using environmentally sound construction materials and principles, including Icynene.
- The New American Home 2005 (Orlanda, FL) As a soft expanding foam, Icynene helped this luxury Energy Star®- rated home achieve its key objectives of energy efficiency, indoor air quality, safety and market value.
- This Old House Key West Project (Key West, FL) During the winter of 1999, the TOH crew put Icynene to work to seal the entire building envelope and cut down on interior condensation in the humid Florida climate. One of the first in a long line of projects featuring Icynene - the home was also featured in an issue of This Old House Magazine.
