Honeywell is a leading innovator in high-performance foam insulation blowing agent technology. Honeywell Enovate® HFC 245fa blowing agent is a non-flammable, zero ozone-depleting liquid that allows insulating foam to expand. It is the main factor in determining R-value and helps provide many of the foam’s key performance characteristics.

Honeywell Enovate has been used for years to help appliances achieve ENERGY STAR® ratings and is rapidly being adopted to insulate homes, especially walls, basements and attics. Because of the unique physical performance characteristics of polyurethane spray foam systems, homes using this system are protected from severe weather.

This unique technology also serves as a cost-effective and energy-efficient roof and wall insulation system for commercial buildings. Spray foam with Honeywell’s unique insulating technology can be applied over existing roof substrates. Installation takes place with minimal business interruption or inconvenience.

The technology is also now being used for novel applications such as solar water heaters in China and hurricane-resistant roofing for the Louisiana Superdome.

Honeywell continues to innovate through its ongoing materials development programs. These include a low global warming potential (GWP) solution for one-component foam, used to seal around windows and doors in Europe.

In recognition of Enovate’s beneficial environmental properties, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Honeywell its Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award in 2002.

 

Business and Beyond

Featured on History Channel and Discovery Channel are interviews with Honeywell and BaySystems regarding spray polyurethane foam insulation performance and environmental features and benefits.
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Commercial Air Barrier White Paper

New requirements in energy codes, coupled with requirements for better performance, underscore the importance of air barriers for commercial-building performance and code compliance. The RS Means data shown in this whitepaper demonstrate that use of closed-cell spray polyurethane foam (ccSPF) as a key component in air-barrier assemblies provides good performance characteristics as well as cost and construction advantages. Learn more in this significant review of industry data.
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Enovate Blowing Agent for Closed-cell Spray Foam

Take a quick look at the science behind closed-cell insulation technology.
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Modern Marvels - History of Insulation

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Fundamentals of closed-cell spray foam insulation

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Commercial insulation Calculator

The commercial roofing calculator allows you to do side-by-side comparisons and analysis of various types of commercial roof systems. It calculates R-value and energy efficiency based on the complete roof assembly and building location.
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