Rona hardware store petawawa, Ontario, Canada

Impressed by the quality Rona is one the largest home improvement and For me, using spray foam in hardware retailers in Canada operating hundreds and high performance of stores across the country. The company is our new Rona building was of Icynene spray foam scheduled to open its newest big box store in the a no brainer. I had Ottawa township of Petawawa in South Eastern Ontario, insulation in his home, one a two-hour drive from the nation’s capital Valley Eco Service spray Ottawa. The inclusion of Icynene spray foam business owner chose to insulation in the store’s building envelope may my house a few years ago use the modern insulation help establish a new model for building big box and the results have been stores in the future that are energy efficiency, material throughout his new comfortable and high performing. amazing. I can’t believe how Rona home improvement little it costs me to heat my Encouraged by his experience with using and hardware store in South spray foam insulation in his home and the house, pool and hot tub. Eastern Ontario. performance results he was seeing, business Denis Moncion, business owner owner Denis Moncion was eager to use the modern insulation material in his new Rona Setting a standard for ‘Big Box’ stores store. Denis recruited the team from Ottawa Keen to replicate the energy efficiency and Valley Eco Services from nearby Pembroke to savings he had experienced in his home, Denis take on the massive installation project.

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ICYNENE Inc. • icynene.COM or call 1.800.758.7325 was confident spray foam insulation could The lower portion of the wall cavities were improve the performance and comfort of the sprayed with Icynene’s medium density, big box store. The relatively simple design closed cell MD-C-200®v2 to help add structural of a typical big box store meant that the support to the frame as well as provide installation of spray foam could be completed protection against the potential of flooding quickly and efficiently. An open cavity, 2x8 in extreme weather situations. The remaining steel stud frame with expansive wall areas wall area was sprayed with Icynene’s newest allowed the spray crew from Ottawa Valley light density, open cell product, Icynene Eco Services to use two different spray foam Classic Plus™. The inclusion of a light density products. spray foam helps minimize air leakage, improve indoor comfort and air quality but When we decided to go also helps with sound attenuation. ahead with the Rona Together, the two foam insulation materials will help Denis reduce energy consumption, project, there was no meet the stringent local building codes as question we were going to well as eliminate convection heat loss on the high walls of the big box store. use spray foam insulation and have Ottawa Valley Eco Construction work began in early 2014 with the store expected to open in the summer. Services do the job. They do what they say they’re Footnotes: 1. Icynene Inc. would like to thank Icynene going to do. They’re a very contractor Ottawa Valley Eco Services, business owner Denis Moncion and Thoms professional team. Photography for their assistance with this Denis Moncion, business owner document. Photographs supplied by Dana Thoms of Thoms Photography.

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