Tom Harris PUR Consulting LLC Education & Training

You want the best for your home and family. You want to save energy and not harm the environment. These presentations show you where to use spray foam in the building envelope and why you should consider it.

You need to know about Radon. It's the second leading cause of lung cancer in North America, and it's in every building at some level. These presentations will help you understand the issues and how to eliminate Radon from your structure.

The code says you must have an air control layer, but how do you make it happen? These lectures discuss materials, assemblies, testing, and specification details, showing you where and how to deliver the promise of an air barrier.

It's all about RISK! Even the best products can fail when they're installed incorrectly. A highly skilled installer can make a marginal product work well. These presentations will highlight training opportunities, the value of experience and training, and how to reduce risk through targeted quality assurance.

Everything needs a strong foundation. In these presentations, we look at residential, commercial, and industrial foundations with an eye toward sustainability and resilient construction. Let's start with durable, energy-efficient, low-impact foundations for all our buildings.

Whether new construction or retrofit, spray foam insulation will outperform other insulations in the attic. These presentations discuss the advantages and how to get it done in the attic.

From barns and sheds to highly sophisticated controlled atmosphere growing operations, metal buildings need to be correctly insulated. These lectures will discuss design considerations and retrofit options for metal-skinned buildings using polyurethane spray foam.

Construction practice is trending towards off-site manufacturers of assemblies - creating its own set of hurdles. You need to be aware of the benefits of spray foam insulation and how to integrate it into your process.

We want to preserve architecture, but most historic structures were not built with energy conservation in mind. These presentations illustrate and discuss energy-efficient options to retrofit existing buildings while maintaining their historical integrity.

Reduce the risk. That's how you protect your investment and hold onto the money you've earned. These presentations discuss the value of ongoing training and certifications, how to make sure you get what you expect, and how to prove your team is "as good as it gets."

Seamless, draining, insulated, and fully adhered to the exterior of a structural roof deck - that's the perfect roof. These lectures look at how spray foam delivers the perfect roof in retrofit or new construction: non-residential markets.

A high-performance building envelope is critical to indoor air quality and occupant comfort, all leading to occupant retention and demand. Spray foam plays a key role in delivering the performance you are looking for while minimizing the ongoing carbon footprint of commercial buildings.

The thermal performance of any wall assembly is critical to the overall energy performance of your structure. Learn from these lectures the contribution Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) makes to economical, energy-efficient wall design.

Slab jacking, bridges, Roads, and district heating all benefit from the use of SPF technology. This series of lectures looks at the variety of formulations engineered specifically for Infrastructure applications.

Spray Foam plays a valuable role in the integrity of oil and gas pipelines across the globe. Discover how SPF is being used to speed up pipeline installation, address pipeline integrity issues, and protect the transportation of a vital resource.

Local Building Codes establish a minimum performance level for our structures. This series focuses on the requirements of Building Codes and the minimum installation requirements for SPF.

There are numerous product standards referenced in various construction documents – what do they all mean? This series will identify product standards, their origins, and how they affect the performance of your construction project.

Heat, Air, and Moisture control are critical for an effective and economical structure. This lecture series will provide the user with an understanding of the basic principles driving the need for control layers and minimum performance requirements (codes) present in all buildings.

Beyond the basics, this series takes a deep dive into SPF technology and products that can be incorporated into your project to maximize economics, comfort, and durability while minimizing environmental impact.

"I don't want plastics." This series will identify the benefits of incorporating plastics into our building designs and uncover the verified benefits offered by Polyurethane Foam Insulation (PUR). EPDs, LCAs, and the ABCs of the Carbon Economy will be discussed.

Without knowing the questions to ask, how can we expect to be successful? This series looks at the critical calculations SPF contractors need to succeed and how to gather the correct information.