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Lakeville Community Schools
Elementary School Remodel
Contractor: Wolgast Corporation
Completed: July, 2002
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS, Acoustical, & Carpentry
Value: $450,000
Central Montcalm Schools
High School Addition and Remodel
Contractor: Skanska USA – Kalamazoo
Completed: August, 2002
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS, & Acoustical
Value: $390,000
Manistee Public Schools
New High School
Contractor: 3Di / E&V, Inc. – Houghton Lake
Completed: December, 2002
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS, & Acoustical
Value: $930,000
Midland Public Schools
Various Sinking Fund Remodel Projects
Contractor: Wolgast Corporation
Completed: August 2003 thru August 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation & Acoustical
Value: $750,000
Mid-Michigan Community College
Student Orientation & Academic Readiness Center
Contractor: Three Rivers Corporation
Completed: August, 2004
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS & Acoustical
Value: $295,000
Alma Community Schools
New Middle School
Contractor: Clark Construction Company
Completed: August, 2006
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, Acoustical, & K-13 Acoustical Spray
Value: $448,000
Orchard View Community Schools
Cardinal Elementary Renovations
Contractor: Granger Construction
Completed: April, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS & Acoustical
Value: $215,000
Buckley Community Schools
K-12 and Field House Addition & Renovations
Contractor: Farrington GTC
Completed: August, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $120,000
Central Michigan University
C.A.R.T. Wet Lab
Contractor: JM Olson
Completed: November, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $240,000
Sparta Community Schools
Upper Elementary Renovations
Contractor: The Christman Company
Completed: March, 2008
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $169,000
Mid-Michigan Community College
Doan Center for Science & Health Technologies
Contractor: Beckering Advisor
Est. Completion: April, 2008
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $612,000
Meridian Public Schools
High School Additions & Renovations
Contractor: Wolgast Corporations
Est. Completion: August, 2008
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Metal Trusses, Drywall, Insulation, Acoustical, Acoustical Wall & Ceiling Panels, & Metal Siding
Value: $690,000 |
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Big Rapids City Hall
Addition & Renovation
Contractor: Lakewood, Inc.
Completed: November, 2003
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation & Acoustical
Value: $125,000
Charlevoix City Hall
Addition & Renovation
Contractor: Petrie Construction
Completed: December, 2004
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Bullet Resistant Materials, Drywall, Insulation & Acoustical
Value: $250,000
Portland District Library
Addition & Renovation
Contractor: The Christman Company
Completed: April, 2005
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Insulation, Drywall, Acoustical & Plaster Restoration
Value: $195,000
Littlefield Township Fire Station - Alanson
Contractor: Hallmark Construction
Completed: June, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Insulation, Drywall, & Acoustical
Value: $60,000 |
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Mid Michigan Medical Center
Sterile Processing Department Renovations
Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies – St. Louis, MO
Completed: January, 2004
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation & Acoustical
Value: $145,000
St. Mary’s - Standish Community Hospital
Addition & Renovation
Contractor: R.C. Hendrick & Son
Completed: December, 2004
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS & Acoustical
Value: $235,000
Gratiot Medical Center - Alma
Emergency Room Addition
Contractor: Skanska USA
Completed: December, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $395,000
Mid Michigan Regional Medical Center – Clare
Medical Office Building Renovations
Contractor: Three Rivers Corporation
Completed: December, 2007
Scope: Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $21,000
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Krispy Kreme Stores
Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Missouri
Contractor: Rockford Construction Company
Completed: May 2003 thru January 2005
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS & Acoustical
Value: $850,000 (11 Stores)
Midland Evangelical Free Church
New Facility
Contractor: Three Rivers Corporation
Completed: December, 2004
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, EIFS & Acoustical
Value: $1,350,000
Tawas Assisted Living Facility
New Facility
Contractor: R.C. Hendrick & Sons, Inc.
Completed: December, 2004
Scope: Insulation, Drywall & Acoustical
Value: $292,000
YMCA Facility - Belmont, MI
New Athletic Facility
Contractor: Rockford Construction Company
Completed: August, 2005
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Rough Carpentry, Insulation, Drywall and Acoustical
Value: $210,000
Morbark, Inc. – Winn, MI
New Corporate Office
Contractor: JBS Contracting
Completed: June, 2006
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Insulation, Drywall, & Acoustical
Value: $410,000
Reed City Church of the Nazarene
Contractor: FED Corporation
Completed: October, 2006
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Insulation, Drywall, & Acoustical
Value: $150,000
Double JJ Ranch – Rothbury, MI
New Indoor Water Park
Contractor: Rockford Construction
Completed: January, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Insulation, Drywall, Acoustical, Insulated Metal Panels, SIP Roof Panels, Tectum Roof Panels, & Trusses
Value: $1,050,000
Midland Baseball Foundation
Dow Diamond
Contractor: Sugar Construction
Completed: March, 2007
Scope: Metal Trusses & Plywood Sheathing
Value: $200,000
Walgreen’s – St Johns
Contractor: E. Gilbert & Sons
Completed: March, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, Acoustical, Carpentry
Value: $131,000
Riverview Professional Building – Saginaw, MI
Contractor: Graham Construction
Completed: October, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $366,000
Holiday Inn – Ft Wayne, IN
New Six Story Hotel
Contractor: Focus Development
Est. Completion: August, 2008
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Sheathing, Insulation, Acoustical, & Carpentry
Value: $850,000
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Dow Chemical
Executive Wing Renovations
Contractor: Sugar Construction
Completed: 1995
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $500,000
Hemlock Semiconductor
S-30 Building
Contractor: Sugar Construction
Completed: November, 2006
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $63,000
Dow Corning
DC 208 Fitness Center
Contractor: Sugar Construction
Completed: December, 2006
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $33,000
Hemlock Semiconductor
S-26 Building
Contractor: Wolgast Corporation
Completed: February, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $109,000
Dow Corning
DC40 Conference Room
Contractor: Wolgast Corporation
Completed: February, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $41,000
Chase Farms Processing – Walkerville, MI
Fruit & Vegetable Processing Facility & Cold Storage
Contractor: Rockford Construction
Completed: August, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Rough Carpentry, Drywall, Insulation, Acoustical, & Metal Siding
Value: $950,000
Dow Corning
DC2 Renovations
Contractor: Wolgast Corporation
Completed: November, 2007
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, & Acoustical
Value: $60,000
Dow Chemical - Executive Board Room
Contractor: Helger Construction
Completed: January, 2008
Scope: Acoustical Wall Panels & Carpentry
Value: $12,000
Dow Chemical
779 Warehouse Renovations
Contractor: Sugar Construction
Completed: February, 2008
Scope: Metal Stud Framing, Drywall, Insulation, Acoustical, & EIFS
Value: $27,000
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The Test to Determine the R-Value
The test used to produce the k-value (and thus the R-Value of a material) is an ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) test. This ASTM test was designed by a committee to give us measurement values that -- they hoped -- would be meaningful.
Unfortunately, the test was designed with a flaw or bias. Because of the way it's designed, the test favors fiber insulations: fiberglass, rock wool and cellulose fiber. Very little input went into the test for solid insulations, such as foam glass, cork, expanded polystyrene or urethane foam.
The test does not account for air movement (wind) or any amount of moisture (water vapor). In other words, the test used to create the R-value is a test in non-real-world conditions.
For instance, fiberglass is generally assigned an R-value of approximately 3.5 per inch. It will only achieve that R-value if tested in an absolute zero wind and zero moisture environment. Zero wind and zero moisture are not real-world. Our houses leak air, all our buildings leak air, and they often leak water. Water vapor from the atmosphere, showers, cooking, breathing, etc. constantly moves back and forth through walls and ceilings. If an attic is not properly ventilated, water vapor from inside a house will very quickly semi-saturate the insulation above the ceilings. Even small amounts of moisture will cause a dramatic drop in fiber insulation's R-value — as much as 50 percent or more.
Vapor Barriers
We are told, with very good reason, that insulation should have a vapor barrier on the warm side.
Which is the warm side of the wall of a house?
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Read more... [The R-Value of a Material is Irrelevant if Air Can Get Past it.]
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"The wave of the future is SPF - Sprayed-in place Polyurethane Foam," says
Craig DeWitt, Ph. D., P.E., President of RLC Engineering, Clemson, SC.
"The use of SPF offers exciting potential for enhancing not only the
thermal efficiency of residential structures, but important structural
benefits and the potential for significant improvements in quality of
residents' lives."
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Spray Foam Insulation can be applied to a home under construction and will not only insulate, but will also reduce air leakage in the building envelope.
US Department of Energy Insulation Fact Sheet, August 1997
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