Big Green: Cotton insulation

[Goldblum, Gary]

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http://www.bondedlogic.com/ultratouch.htm 



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From: biggreen-bounces at lists.biggreen.org
[mailto:biggreen-bounces at lists.biggreen.org] On Behalf Of Halle Stern,
Michelle
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 12:22 PM
To: biggreen at lists.biggreen.org
Subject: Big Green: Cotton insulation

Is cotton insulation a viable choice to replace fiberglass on a large
hospital? I'm hearing that the r-value and STC are unconfirmed, that
there are performance issues, and that the fire retardants may be toxic.

Michelle

Michelle Halle Stern, AIA, P.E., M.S., LEED(r) Faculty
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