OPEN CELL FOAM

BioBased® Insulation 501s 

BioBased® 501s Insulation is 8kgm3 soy oil-based spray foam polyurethane semi-open cell insulation. BioBased® 501s Insulation won two prestigious international awards in its inaugural year - 2003 Green Product of the Year by the attendees of the NAHB’s Green Building Conference and 2003 Top Ten Greenspec Product by the editors of Building Green magazine.

When installed BioBased® 501 expands 100 times its original size to completely fill all voids in the walls and roof of the building. It will provide a sealed thermal and airtight building envelope, eliminating heat loss and creating a comfortable healthier indoor environment. Less energy will be employed with BioBased insulation to heat or cool the building saving up to 50% on monthly costs and keeps conditioned air inside and unconditioned air out.

Unlike conventional insulation BioBased® 501s will not sag or settle and does not shrink or decline. It is the perfect insulation to protect against hot summers, freezing winters and rising fuel costs.

BioBased® 501s is an air barrier but not a vapour barrier and will manage moisture migration through the wall structure.

BioBased® 501s Insulation is primarily used to insulate timber frame walls and any timber roof with the appropriate covering in residential and commercial building application.

BioBased® 501s provides excellent thermal performance and is effective in reducing the u-value of the roof or walls of the building. For the purpose of u-value calculations the thermal conductivity of the product may be taken as 0.036W/mK

BioBased® 501s provides a continuous thermal and air barrier and can be considered as a well sealed system in accordance with BS 5250:2002.

BioBased® has always recommended that you consider your building as a system and when using BioBased insulation we recommend that fresh air is designed into your building by means of Passive or Mechanical heat recovery systems.