Archive For April, 2016
What is R-Value in roofing insulation?

This post is part of four-part series exploring energy efficiency values in insulation, such as K-Value, C-Value, R-Value, and U-Value. What is R-Value? What does R-Value mean in commercial roofing insulation? Each insulation type is designed to keep environmental energies contained or controlled, the most obvious of which is temperature. Different values are measured to […]
What is C-Value in roofing insulation?

This post is part of four-part series exploring energy efficiency values in insulation, such as K-Value, C-Value, R-Value, and U-Value. What’s C-Value? Is C-Value the same as K-Value, R-Value, or U-Value? We know that insulation is designed to inhibit environment influence due to weather and other external forces, but how do we know which insulation […]
What is K-Value in roofing insulation?

This post is part of four-part series exploring energy efficiency values in insulation, such as K-Value, C-Value, R-Value, and U-Value. K-Value. C-Value. R-Value. U-Value: what do they all mean? What do they have to do with insulation and thermal energy, especially when it comes to roofing insulation? Let’s start with a simpler question: how does insulation […]
Is your “local” Spray Foam roofer actually from St. Louis?

A quick search for “spray foam roofing St. Louis” will give you plenty of results… but are they really from St. Louis? One of the more prominent search results leads you to a company website with a contact page that says “St. Louis, MO” as their location. They don’t even have a local phone number. […]