Bayer MaterialScience LLC
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Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9741
412-777-2000
News Release
Bayer spray foam insulation featured in The New American
Home 2014
Spring, Texas, January 15, 2014 — The New American Home® demonstrates
builder best practices at work in what is considered one of America’s premier
show homes. Bayer MaterialScience LLC (http://spf.bayermaterialscience.com/)
is a proud sponsor of The New American Home 2014, being built near Las
Vegas. The home is produced and presented by the National Association of
Home Builders Leading Suppliers Council and Builder magazine.
Since its inception in 1984, The New American Home has been designed and
built to demonstrate concepts, materials, designs and construction techniques
that can be replicated in housing built any place and in any price range. The
mission of The New American Home program is to show that performance can
be integrated into any type of home without compromising aesthetics. Design of
the home incorporates such elements as the ICC 700 National Green Building
Standard, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, safety, and universal design, as
well as market value.
Bayer provided Bayseal® open-cell (OC) spray polyurethane foam (SPF)
insulation and the roofing system (Bayseal® 2.7 roofing foam and Bayblock™
coating) for the entire home. The New American Home 2014 architect Jeffrey
Berkus recommended SPF for the home to enhance the indoor air environment
from the harsh outdoor desert conditions.
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“Homes in the southwest must work overtime to mitigate the high outdoor
temperatures, dry air, and excessive airborne particulates such as sand and dust
that are so prevalent. Spray foam insulation and roofing is the perfect solution to
keep the inside of the home comfortable while helping to keep out the pollutants
and allergens,” said Berkus.
The New American Home 2014 is expected to achieve Emerald status, the
highest designation, under the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard. NAHB
and the International Code Council developed the standard and it is approved by
ANSI, the American National Standards Institute.
“The New American Home is the perfect showcase for Bayer spray foam
insulation, because it will work as part of the whole house building envelope, the
way it is supposed to,” said Robert Hook, national sales manager for Bayer spray
insulation and roofing systems. “Jeff Berkus and Element Building Company
have done a masterful job of integrating the insulation to take full advantage of
the benefits it offers.”
The home is scheduled to be complete in time to welcome tours at the
International Builder Show in Las Vegas on February 4, 2014. Bayer will be
located in booth #S2502 in the exhibit hall.
About Bayer MaterialScience LLC:
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is one of the leading producers of high-performance
plastics in North America and is part of the global Bayer MaterialScience
business with approximately 14,500 employees at 30 production sites around the
world and 2012 sales of 11.5 billion euros. The company manufactures high-tech
polymer materials and develops innovative solutions for products used in many
areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and
electronics, construction, medical, and sports and leisure industries.
Sustainability is central to Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s business and is based
around the key areas of innovation, product stewardship, social responsibility and
respect for the environment.
Contact:
Carrie Stallwitz, Phone: 713-320-8165
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E-mail: carrie@witzpr.com
Jacquelyn Jones, Phone: 281-825-4769
E-mail: jacquelyn.jones@bayer.com
For more information about spray polyurethane foam product families from Bayer
MaterialScience LLC, call 1-800-289-8272 or visit
www.spf.bayermaterialscience.com.
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made by Bayer Group or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
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or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in
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