News Release
For immediate release:
May 20, 2015
For more information contact:
Victoria Gallagher, CertainTeed
(610) 341-7944
Victoria.M.Gallagher@saint-gobain.com
www.certainteed.com/pressroom
Enhanced Sustainable Insulation™ SoftTouch™ Duct Wrap from CertainTeed Combines
Complete Indoor Comfort with Superior Handling and Installation
Plant based, formaldehyde-free binder makes product more contractor-friendly while helping
achieve indoor air quality benchmarks
(Valley Forge, Pa.) – CertainTeed is making it easier for HVAC contractors to ensure optimal
indoor comfort with its newly enhanced Sustainable Insulation™ SoftTouch™ Duct Wrap. The
product offers improvements in cutting and handling that will be sure to please installers, while
maintaining the company’s proven fiberglass product performance.
“There has been an increase in demand for insulation products that are sustainable, offer lower
VOCs, and have less itch and dust when being installed,” said Jim Voitel, product manager,
technical insulation for CertainTeed. “We’re pleased to offer a new SoftTouch product that
specifically addresses contractors’ needs and keeps our commitment to continually improve our
high performance line of mechanical insulation products.”
Sustainable Insulation SoftTouch is a resilient fiberglass blanket-type insulation that provides
superior thermal efficiency by reducing unwanted heat loss or gain in both rectangular and round
heating, ventilating and air conditioning ductwork. It is available as an unfaced blanket or with
an FSK, gray PSK or white PSK vapor retarder facing, which helps to eliminate condensation on
cold ductwork surfaces.
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The product is now manufactured with recycled and renewable content including a plant-based
binder that is formaldehyde-free and contains no harsh acrylics, dyes or unnecessary fireretardant chemicals. The key benefit of the product’s new formulation is that SoftTouch
generates much less dust—for a low-itch product that’s easy on installers. It also helps to ensure
optimal indoor air quality and meets GREENGUARD Gold standards for low chemical
emissions.
CertainTeed is the only manufacturer with a truly comprehensive line of insulation products and
equipment, including time-tested and trusted fiberglass insulation batts and rolls, fiberglass
blow-in insulation, polyurethane spray foam, innovative vapor retarder technology, and highly
regarded HVAC products, as well as insulation blowing and foam application equipment. All of
CertainTeed’s insulation products can help building professionals qualify toward credits for both
the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) through the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC) and the Green Building Standard supported by the National Association of
Home Builders.
For more information, go to www.certainteed.com/insulation.
About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products,
CertainTeed, headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., has helped shape the building products industry
for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the
firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," quickly inspired the name
CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior
building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, gypsum and
ceilings.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies,
and celebrating its 350th anniversary, CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than 5,700
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employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
For six consecutive years, the company has received top honors from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency for its contributions in protecting the environment and was most recently the
recipient of the 2014 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award. The group had total sales of
approximately $3.3 billion in 2014. www.certainteed.com
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