Thermal Insulation Certification

Ensure your products exceed customer expectations for energy-efficient homes

Performance evaluation of thermal insulation products and systems is critical to achieving the thermal efficiency standards of today's energy codes. Home Innovation provides thermal performance certification and a listing service for all your thermal insulation products.

We test all types of insulation:

• Batt Insulation
• Loose Fill Insulation
• Spray-Foam Insulation
• Cellulose
• Metal Building Insulation

Insulation Product Certification

FTC Rule 460 sets out the requirements for claims about insulation performance. We help insulation manufacturers conform to that rule, which not only helps to improve their products, but leads to higher consumer confidence. Testing all types of insulation used for residential structures, our third-party certification program verifies that the R-value displayed on your product's label and the R-value of the material inside the package are one and the same.

Home Innovation Research Labs listed as a Sampling Body for EUCEB certification. The European Certification Board of mineral wool products (EUCEB) is a certification authority that guarantees that products are made of non-classified fibres under the European Regulation. To get the EUCEB certification, a mineral wool manufacturing plant has to have a contract with a sampling body recognized by EUCEB so that a sample may be taken twice a year for analysis. 

Hot Box Testing & R-Value

With one of the world's largest hot boxes, Home Innovation tests complete assemblies as large as 9'x16'. The hot box is a specially-calibrated instrument designed to measure heat flow for large building specimens. Approximately 200 thermocouples measure air and surface temperatures on both sides, allowing our lab technicians to calculate the flow of heat and determine the R-Value or U-Value of the wall. ceiling, roof, etc., assembly.

The size of our hot box offers greater confidence in the results due to the larger area to perimeter ratio. Our hot box can also be rotated in order to test specimens vertically as walls, horizontally as floors or ceilings, or pitched to simulate cathedral ceilings or roofs.

Air Infiltration Testing

Another critical factor affecting a home's energy efficiency and thermal performance is air infiltration. We can run ASTM E283 testing to measure air leakage through components such as doors or windows or through assemblies such as wall systems.

Other Insulation Testing

Besides R-value, insulation materials are often tested for properties of moisture absorption, vapor transmission, and odor. We can conduct all of these tests to give you a complete assessment of your insulation product.