Testing & Certification

All tests on TempShield™ are performed at either nationally approved independent laboratories or at leading universities. Tests are performed to current American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards when a standard exists.

TempShield™ products have been evaluated by the following:

• I.C.C. ES Evaluation Report No. 1362
• I.C.B.O. ES Evaluation Report No. 5346
• B.O.C.A. ES Evaluation Report No. 91-49.1
• S.B.C.C.I. PST & ESI Evaluation Report No. 94102A
• Dade County Evaluation Report No. 00-0628.02
   
• Thermal Performance ASTM C236
• Thermal Performance of Wall Systems ASTM C236
• Thermal Performance ASTM C518
• Thermal Performance of Crawl Space ASTM C236
• Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Resistance of Blanket ASTM C518
• Thermal Performance of TempShield™ and Fiberglass in Walls ASTM C236ls ASTM C236
   
• Hot Surface Performance ASTM C411
• Heat Transfer (Heat Flow Up, Down, Horizontal) ASTM C236
• Heat Transfer of Air-Handling Ducts with TempShield™
• Flame Spread and Smoke Density ASTM E84
• Flame Spread and Smoke Density Single Bubble ASTM E84
• Flame Spread and Smoke Density Single Bubble White ASTM E84
   
• Adhesive Bleeding ICBO Acceptance Criteria
• Fungus Resistance Mil-Std 810B Method 508
• Pliability Test
• Sound Absorption Test ASTM C423-90a and ASTM E795-83
• Sound Transmission Loss ASTM E90-90 and ASTM E413-87
• Water Vapor Transmission ASTM E96
• Tensile Strength
• Emittance Testing

NVLAP Approved Lab Tests:
Adhesive Bleeding per ICBO Evaluation Service, Report # LA 73577
Flame Spread Classification/ Smoke Density Developed (Taped Joint Detail), Test Report #LA 62595-1
Flame Spread Classification/ Smoke Density Developed (Unslit) Test, Report #LA 62517-2
Flammability of Interior Materials, Report # LA72357-2
NVLAP Approved Lab Test: Fungus Resistance MIL-STD-810B, Method 508, Report #LA73598

State of California
State of California Licensed Insulation Manufacturer
State of Minnesota: Filed with Minnesota Insulation Standards Program
Tennessee Technological University Emittance Testing

Warnock Hersey Professional Services, LTD:
Physical Properties Sheet Width, Length, Pliability, Water Vapor Permanence and Aged Water Vapor Permanence, Report #1/92
Water Vapor Transmission Test ASTM-E96 (Desiccant Method), Report #1/91

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Our Reflective Bubble Insulation Products meet the California Insulation Standards License #TG1408

Our Radiant Barrier Products meet the California Insulation Standards License #TG1408

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