Applications for our insulation products are endless. Building materials and techniques to minimize the damage from thawing permafrost are being used in cold climate regions.
R-Tech insulation sheets will help minimize thawing in the future.
Roads have been rebuilt with the same sheets of R-Tech insulation one would normally use in a building envelope (walls and roofs). Officials spent a little extra money to lay 4 inches of insulation underneath an Alaska roadway near Fairbanks, which was damaged by thawing, before repaving it.
The forces involved in freeze/thaw cycles are extremely powerful, and can result in serious damage of surfacing materials. In permafrost regions the insulation is used to maintain the sub-grade in a frozen state during the summer period. Insulfoam insulation has been used successfully in Alaska for its ability to retain critical structural properties in a severe freeze/thaw environment. It has been demonstrated that it retains its load carrying ability. Insulfoam insulation has been used in Alaska for numerous commercial, industrial and residential applications such as:
- Road and highway base
- Permafrost protection
- Foundations
- Waterlines & septic systems
- Drill pads and mud pits
- Freezer slabs
- Railroad base
- Under slab
- Utilidors
- Plazas and parking structures
- Ice rinks
- Cold Storage
R-Tech insulation sheets will help minimize thawing in the future.
R-Tech insulation sheets will help minimize thawing in the future.
