The California Energy Commission (CEC) now recognizes open-cell spray foam as an accepted insulation in the CEC’s 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. This decision enables open-cell spray foam to join closed-cell spray foam and other insulations already recognized by California’s 2008 energy code.
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