Icynene® is the leading 100% water-blown foam insulation that minimizes air leakage for increased energy efficiency, creates a healthier indoor environment, reduces airborne sounds and offers greater design freedom. Icynene® maintains its performance with no loss of R-value over time. It does not shrink, sag or settle. Icynene® adheres to most construction materials and is the perfect insulation for walls, attics, ceilings and floors.

Spray Formula

Applied as a liquid, Icynene® expands to 100 times its volume in seconds to fill every crack and crevice while remaining flexible so that the integrity of the building envelope seal remains intact over time. Icynene's spray formula has an R-value of 3.6 per inch. It acts as a complete insulation and air barrier to minimize air leakage and seal the building envelope for optimal airtightness.

Table 1. Results of research on dependence of energy efficiency on the thickness of the layer of foam

 Make room for Icynene®, a revolutionary insulation material. Not long ago, very little thought was given to the type of insulation installed in homes. But, families today face problems that weren't even issues when conventional insulation was developed: rising energy costs, unwanted noise, allergies, asthma and mold. Times and attitudes are changing. Homeowners, like you, are beginning to appreciate the increasingly important role insulation plays in their lives.

People consider their homes as a safe haven - a place where they can escape the noise and pollution of modern everyday life. Consequently, insulation must play a multiple role. No longer there just to insulate, today's insulation must protect a home by providing a Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient® environment.

What's more, today's insulation should address a real threat to occupant comfort and health - that real threat is air leakage. It has been documented that enough air escapes from a typical house every day to fill two Goodyear blimps. And, extra insulation means little without an effective air barrier! Unlike conventional insulation, Icynene® is an insulation and air barrier system that protects both new and existing homes from the adverse health and economic effects of air leakage.

Selecting the right insulation is a task that is often overlooked. However, your choice of insulation has a major impact not only on your pocketbook, but also on the long-term quality of the air you breathe and your overall health and comfort.

Eco Tec Insulation will assist you during the information-gathering and decision-making process.

An Eco Tec Insulation installer will work efficiently to assist you and will coordinate with your contractor, builder or trades on site to ensure Icynene® works most effectively in your home. 73% of new homebuyers or those making renovations are considering high performance insulation.

Icynene® means future savings for homeowners. While enjoying increased comfort and a healthier indoor environment, they can save up to 50% in energy costs each month.

Building a new home requires many decisions and often the choices are difficult. Many people take the insulation decision for granted. They don't realize that insulation will have a major impact on the health, energy usage and comfort of their new home.

Unfortunately, insulation is not something that is easily changed once a home is built. You only have one chance to make the right decision. The Icynene® spray foam represents the latest advancement in insulation technology. There is no other system available which offers so much to the new home builder and buyer. Icynene® is a soft foam insulation that is sprayed in place and expands 100 times in volume to completely insulate and air seal your home in a single application.

With Icynene®, your energy requirements will be significantly lower and you save money on longer lasting heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. As energy costs rise, you can bank on the fact that your lower energy bills will become an important resale feature.

Insulating with Icynene® will make you the builder of choice.

Icynene® insulated homes and buildings deliver a healthier, quieter and more energy efficient environment.

As a builder today, you face new challenges that didn't exist when conventional insulation was developed. Consumers are changing their purchasing decisions because they are aware that the choices they make will impact energy consumption, energy savings, and indoor environmental quality. They are also changing the way they think about insulation. New programs and incentives have been developed that reward homeowners who reduce the impact on energy reserves and our environment. As a result, they are looking for insulation and other building materials that will help them achieve a healthier and more energy efficient living environment.

Used in over 100,000 building projects, Icynene® has a proven track record for delivering profitable, high-performance solutions that give Builders a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Because it is a proven insulation that delivers all the benefits your clients demand, Icynene® is a sustainable insulation and air barrier system that allows your clients to save money on monthly utility bills and maintenance expenses, provide better indoor air quality and gain a sense of well-being in knowing that their building has a reduced impact on our environment.

Interrelated Building Components

Eco Tec Insulation believes in a systems approach to construction, meaning that building components are interrelated and affect one another. Part of the problem we have seen in recent years with increased amounts of moisture damage and mold growth in our buildings is due to a lack of understanding about how the various components that make up a house are interrelated. In the last 20-30 years we have seen increased tightness of buildings , improvements in the efficiency of windows, increased use of thermal insulation, and an increase in the use of forced air heating and cooling systems. These individual advances have evolved over time and were eventually incorporated into the construction of our buildings.

Icynene, in conjunction with various building science experts, has spent a great deal of time investigating the interrelationship of building components and has come up with a series of climate specific recommendations that will truly give you a Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient® buildings. Eco Tec Insulation has been actively encouraging the use of these recommendations in and around the Chicagoland area since our inception, and has a great deal of success and experience with high performance building.

R-value Over Time

Icynene® foam is inert. It does not shrink, sag, settle, slip, turn to dust or decline in R-value over time. It offers no food value to bacteria, fungus, termites, carpenter ants or rodents. It has been used successfully in residential and commercial buildings across North America for over ten years and has been evaluated and approved for use in both the United States and Canada.

Icynene® insulates and effectively air seals a building at the same time. Its performance is less installation sensitive than factory manufactured insulation materials. It is an effective "breathing" air barrier that can adjust to movement and maintain a seal against energy-robbing air leakage for the life of your building. Convective air movement inside wall cavities is virtually eliminated, providing more uniform temperatures throughout your building. The result is superior quality construction, with higher comfort levels at lower thermostat settings, and lower heating and cooling costs. Energy savings vary depending on building design and location.

Icynene® is applied by spraying liquid components onto an open wall or ceiling surface. There they expand 100:1 in just seconds to provide a flexible foam blanket of millions of tiny air cells, filling building cavities and sealing cracks and crevices in the process. It adheres to virtually all surfaces, sealing out air infiltration. Excess material is easily trimmed off, leaving a surface ready for drywall or other finish.