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High-tech insulation facing system solves installation challenges for contractor
Installing floor-toceiling ductwork in a 200,000 square-foot manufacturing plant was a straightforward-enough job for EDO Insulation Company Inc., a Trenton, NJ-based insulation contractor. Add to it that the basement, first floor and penthouse ceilings varied in height from 32 to 24 feet, that the work had to be started in an unheated plant during winter months, and that the entire facility needed to be washed down on a regular basis once it was completed, and things began to get complicated.
To address the challenges, EDO President Bill Hickey submitted VentureClad(TM) (1577CW® white), a cold-weather, all-purpose pressure-sensitive jacketing system that was easy to use and required no off-site fabrication. The customer job specs, however, called for mastic, a material that requires considerable preparation to install.
The customer, pharmaceutical company ImClone Systems Inc., had finalists submit mock-ups of the proposed installation. EDO, which has completed numerous jobs in the health care and biotech industries, eventually won the contract.
CUTTING LABOR IN HALF
EDO Project Manager Bill Cimorelli initially hesitated to use the new pressure-sensitive insulation jacketing. "The job called for mastic, which would have been a monster to install," he said. "Our president suggested this new jacketing material and, although I was hesitant at first to use it, it proved to be the best decision we made. I can't calculate the labor savings it realized for us on this job."
VentureClad is an all-purpose insulation facing jacket designed for use by contractors and fabricators working in cold weather...