2009 Media Coverage

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) were specified to frame unique architectural features on roof sections of a Weld County Middle School, located in Severance, Colo. SIPs were chosen for their design flexibility and material cost savings.

In the second-largest application ever of its kind, hundreds of polystyrene block are helpng expedite an expansion of Salt Lake City's Transit Express (TRAX) light-rail system.  The lightweight material, akin to styrofoam, is helping Utah Transit Authority save at least $20 million and eight months of time by avoiding soil settlement issues.

A recently released report, 2008 EPS Recycling Rate Report, compiled by R.W. Beck for the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers (AFPR), shows an industry-wide increase of total EPS recycling. Total EPS recycling for post-consumer and post-industrial EPS increased from 56.5 million lb in 2006 to 69.4 million lb in 2008, a 22.6% increase in total pounds recycled.

ACH Foam Technologies is asking its business partners and end-users to ion in a collaborative effort to recycle EPS (expanded polystyrene) packaging.  ACH uses a closed-loop manufacturing model in the production of its EPS products.

The Utah Transit Authority says it's able to build the new West Valley light-rail line cheaper and faster thanks to a bunch of big foam blocks.

It looks like the construction workers are stacking giant LEGO blocks, but it is actually the base of what will be a bridge for the West Valley light-rail line.

A company has joined forces with the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers and increased its recycling efforts to include expanded polystyrene.  ACH Foam Technologies (Denver) provides EPS packaging for the transportation of healthcare products, specifically pharmaceutical companies. 

ACH Foam Technologies says its SecureTherm Composite Roof Insulation eliminates the need for cover boards in roof applications. SecureTherm, a high performance, light weight and water resistant expanded polystyrene (EPS) roof insulation, has factory-applied durable fiberglass facer to meet UL Class A requirements.

The 35 employees who work at the Utah office of ACH Foam Technologies LLC are preparing for one of the largest construction projects in the United States: the TRAX light-rail extension to West Valley City.

ACH Foam Technologies announced its SecureTherm Composite Roof Insulation eliminates the need for cover boards in roof applications. SecureTherm is a high performance, light weight and water resistant expanded polystyrene (EPS) roof insulation with a factory applied durable fiberglass facer to meet UL Class A requirements.

Green-minded managers of Patterson Dental building in Dinuba, Ca, had 160,000 sq. ft. of SecureTherm composite roof insulation installed on the building's metal roof deck in the summer of 2008.  Using EPs insulation raised the R-Value from R-30 to R-38 to make the building more energy efficient.

ACH Foam Technologies conducted a 15-year test to determine water absorption characteristics of EPS (expanded polystyrene) and XPS (extruded polystyrene).  The test showed a dramatic variance between two materials in their resistance to water absorption.