CertainTeed Corporation has hit a grand slam home run at the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis, now open for its first Major League Baseball season.
Jul 10, 2006
Four products from CertainTeed’s CertaPro™ fiber glass insulation line were used to acoustically and thermally insulate each of the 43,975-seat stadium’s 90 suites. Quality insulation was needed to shield the luxury suites from outside weather and noise, and the CertainTeed products fit the bill for Goley Insulation, Inc., the insulation contractor on the project.
“CertainTeed’s insulation products are consistently high quality, and that’s exactly what was needed for this high-profile, demanding project,” says Mike Pruett, project estimator for Goley Insulation.
The insulation portion of the project called for 100,000 square feet of CertaPro R19 Thermal Batt insulation, 46,000 square feet of CertaPro R19 AcoustaTherm™ Batt insulation, 92,000 square feet of CertaPro R11 AcoustaTherm Batt insulation and 14,000 square feet of six-pound density CertaPro Commercial Board with foil-scrim-kraft (FSK) facing. AcoustaTherm R19 batts were installed in larger suites with higher noise potential, while the R11 batts were used in the more average-size suites.
The Goley Insulation crew installed the Commercial Board in areas where a temperature-controlled suite extended over an unconditioned area for extra thermal protection from upward-blowing winds during chilly spring and fall baseball weather.
“Our insulation products have been widely known for years for their superior performance in both the residential and commercial construction markets,” says Howard Deck, President of CertainTeed’s Insulation Group. “It’s always wonderful to see them specified in a project that is so large and exciting to baseball fans across the country. We’re pleased that CertainTeed insulation was chosen to help enhance the comfort and enjoyment of watching America’s favorite pastime at this beautiful ballpark.”
For more information on CertainTeed fiber glass insulation products, call 800-233-8990, or visit www.certainteed.com.
About CertainTeed Corporation
Through innovation and creative product design, CertainTeed Corporation has helped shape the building products industry for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Company, the firm made its slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," which quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing; vinyl and fiber cement siding; vinyl and composite fence, railing and decking; vinyl windows; residential, commercial and mechanical insulation; PVC pipe; foundations; and access covers.
Headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, CertainTeed is a Saint-Gobain company with approximately 7,000 employees and 40 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. In 2005 CertainTeed had sales of $2.8 billion. www.certainteed.com
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