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Homeco Insulation, Inc. Project Portfolios

Homeco is proud to have an extensive project portfolio.  The breadth and depth of our knowledge is reflected in the variety of projects we have completed over the years.  The following projects highlight our insulating capabilities. 

Project Type: Commercial, Stadium, New Construction

Scope of work: The Minnesota Twins Ballpark seats 40,000 and is scheduled to open in spring of 2010, marking the Twins' 50th season of playing baseball in the Upper Midwest. Designed to provide fans with an outstanding baseball venue, Minnesota's new ballpark will deliver a truly unforgettable sports and entertainment experience.  The ballpark will cost $412 million to build.

Homeco Insulation, Inc. was selected to install sprayed polyurethane foam in the heated concessions, restrooms, restaurant, and lounge areas as well as under the stadia seating. Fans will enjoy a comfortable experience in any weather due to our expert installation of insulation materials. 

This project has required special training and coordination of crews to accommodate the frequent passage of trains adjacent to the job site.  Also, crews have been required to carefully plan and use caution while working above the 394 expressway. 

   Webcams:  http://mlb.mlb.com/min/ballpark/new_ballpark_webcam.jsp
   Fun Facts:  http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/ballpark/fun_facts.jsp

Project Type: Commercial, Stadium, New Construction

Scope of work: Homeco Insulation, Inc. was selected to spray polyurethane foam and Ure-K Thermal Barrier under the stadium seating and various flat deck areas for thermal purposes. 

The $288.5 million TCF Bank Stadium™ will be an open-air, horseshoe bowl design with a capacity of 50,000.  The stadium will have a collegiate atmosphere and allows for flexibility for a potential expansion to 72,000 to 80,000 seats.   Project completion is scheduled for September of 2009.

Homeco’s scope of work includes installing SPF in the Home Team Locker Room, Auxiliary Locker Room, and Visiting Locker Room, Kitchen, Loading Dock, Women's Band Locker Room, and Rehearsal Hall. 

This complex project involves multiple trades and requires daily coordination of equipment, workforces and materials.  Homeco is staying in constant communication with project managers to ensure productive, safe and efficient installation of insulation products. 

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Project Type: Residential, Remodeling

Scope of work:  Homeco Insulation, Inc. was selected to supply and install closed-cell, sprayed polyurethane foam, dense-packed cellulose insulation, and fiberglass blown insulation for both exterior wall and green roof applications for a sustainable house project.  This project consisted of a transformation of a 1940's Cape Cod home in St. Paul, Minnesota for two architects and their families. 

Careful consideration was given in designing the green roof ceiling system which consisted of 2" sprayed polyurethane foam under the roof deck and filled the remaining truss space with fiberglass blown insulation.  The roof was designed to carry the weight of a green vegetated roof system. 

The insulation R-value of the existing house needed to be upgraded.  In order to increase the R-value of the exterior walls without having to remove the sheetrock, we installed blown dense-pack cellulose insulation into each wall cavity from the exterior of the house before the siding was installed.  We then installed an R-50 fiberglass blown insulation over the existing attic insulation. 

Because insulation is one of the most important aspects of the house, the exterior walls and ceiling of the new addition were insulated with the closed-cell sprayed polyurethane foam.  The spray polyurethane foam is expanding foam that seals gaps, cracks and joints within the cavity it's filling.  This is critical in order to create an energy efficient and comfortable home.

We are proud to say that a third party energy modeler and testing agent for the Greenstar and Energy Star program gave our installation an "A"!

EcoDeep works with people, businesses, educational institutions, facilities, non-profits and local government agencies to balance environmental performance and economic concerns through careful and sensitive design.  Visit their blog to learn more http://ecodeephaus.blogspot.com/.

Project Type: Residential, Senior Housing Projects, New Construction

Scope of work:  A typical project might be a 240,000 sq ft building with four floors and 100 units.  These are typically wood-framed construction.  Multiple factors need to be addressed in a project of this size:

• We installed blanket insulation in exterior walls and blown insulation in attics to minimize heat transfer and conserve energy.
• We blowed insulation between floors and install blanket insulation in the interior walls to minimize sound transfer between floors and units.
• We installed either blanket or spray polyurethane foam at the exterior rim joist areas.
• We installed a polyethylene film vapor barrier on the warm side of exterior walls and ceilings to control moisture and air from transferring through the walls or ceiling.
• We installed vent chutes in the attics to allow for proper venting of moisture.

Project Type: Commercial, Movie Theater, New Construction

Scope of work:  This movie theater used steel-frame construction.

• We installed R-19 blanket insulation and a 6 mil. Polyethylene vapor barrier in the exterior walls.
• We installed blanket insulation in the interior walls to minimize sound transfer between theaters.
• To provide excellent acoustical performance within this theater, the drywall contractor installed two layers of sheetrock behind the movie screen.  We then installed a black acoustic board over the sheetrock to absorb up to 100% of the sound striking its surface which reduces sound reverberation within spaces.  In order to keep the color uniform, we painted the seams black.

Project Type: Industrial, Power Plant, Existing Construction

Scope of work:  This was a coal-burning power plant.  The coal is transferred onto large conveyer belts, which bring the coal into the furnace.  No matter the outside temperature, the interior of a pile of coal is always warm.  In cold temperatures, the warm coal on the cold conveyor belt was causing condensation to form and then freeze on the belt.  We sprayed closed-cell polyurethane foam on the underside of the conveyor system to reduce the ice build-up.  Because the foam is UV sensitive and can deteriorate over time, we covered the foam with a UV protectant.

Project Type: Commercial, Church, Existing Construction

This 100-year-old church has a high domed ceiling.  The attic area above the domed ceiling needed to be reinsulated.  After removal of the existing insulation, we sprayed closed-cell polyurethane foam insulation in the attic space.  The foam insulation was then covered with URE-K, a 15-minute thermal barrier.

In other retrofit projects of existing buildings, we are typically asked to blow additional inches of insulation over existing attic insulation to bring it up to code.  We also make sure that the vent chutes are properly installed.

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