[Strawbale] Bubble wrap

[Mark Bigland-Pritchard]

Any chance of full references for these?
Mark

answers at healthyheating.com wrote:

>In addition to Don's reference, here's a short list of suggested
>readings if bubble foil is being considered for under slab applications.
>
>a) Energy Design Update, November 2003
>Excerpts from four different bubble foil producers who's claims were
>Challenged by EDU, "apologies to anyone confused by the statement",
>"This was an oversight on our part", "we realized it was erroneous" ,
>"apologize
>for the misconstrued quote".
>
>b)Federal Trade Commission, 16 CFR Part 460, Labeling and Advertising of
>Home Insulation
>
>c)Federal Trade Commission Advisory Letter & RIMA bulletin, excerpt
>,"...in 2004, the Federal Trade Commission distributed letters to
>several companies in the reflective insulation and radiant barrier
>industries alerting them that they are reviewing marketing materials on
>the industry to see whether they comply with the requirements of the
>FTC's Rule for Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation and alerting
>them to the penalties for violations of the  rule... the Reflective
>Insulation Manufacturers Association says it was in full support of this
>action taken by the FTC and began its own efforts to address the problem
>non-member companies that were in clear violation were contacted as
>well."
>
>d)HPAC Engineering, Moisture, Materials, and Buildings, by Dr, J.F.
>Straube
>
>e) Radiant Panel Association Technical Bulletin 220
>
>f)Department of Energy, DOE/CE-0180/with Addendum 1, Insulation Facts
>
>g)Bad Science, By John Siegenthaler, P.E.
>
>h)CSA B214-01, Installation Code for Hydronic Heating Systems
>
>i)ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 90.2-2004, Energy-Efficient Design of Low-Rise
>Residential Buildings
>
>j) Field Comparison of Insulations in a Snow Melt System, by Mark
>Eatherton
>
>k)CMHC Comparison of Under floor Insulation Systems, 2004, 
>
>l)Underslab Insulation for Radiant Heating, Dr. J. Straube,
>C.Schumacher, B.Tech, B.A.Sc. for Beaver Plastics, 2000
>
>rb
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: strawbale-bounces at listserv.repp.org
>[mailto:strawbale-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of
>dfugler at cmhc-schl.gc.ca
>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 6:17 AM
>To: strawbale at listserv.repp.org
>Subject: Re: [Strawbale] Bubble wrap
>
>Good morning,
>
>Shody mentioned that foil bubblewrap seems to be replacing foam and 
>plastic for underslab assemblies. Don't use it if you want real 
>insulation. Here is the testing that CMHC did:
>
>http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/pdf/63728.pdf
>
>The foil bubblewrap product had an effective value of about R1 or R2 
>compared to a couple of inches of foam at R10-R12. 
>
>It is not suitable for underslab insulation.
>
>Don Fugler
>CMHC Policy and Research
>
>
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