geofoam
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Geofoam Builds Wall In New Jersey
Insulation Corporation of America supplied the geofoam for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority project. Ferreira Construction & Crisdel Group constructed the wall of precast concrete and geofoam. The design was needed to limit the amount of soil pressure on the adjacent electrical tower. Lightweight geofoam and fill were used to stabilize the precast wall. Beyond the limits of the precast wall section ...
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PennDOT’s Geofoam Road Project
Insulation Corporation of America (ICA) supplies the geofoam blocks for a road reconstruction project. Geofoam blocks were used as a soil substitute for stability and cost effectiveness. This was the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's first statewide geofoam project. Watch the video slideshow of PennDOT's, Joseph B. Fay Company and ICA's geofoam installation located on Pearce Mill Road, Cranberry Township, PA. For more information on GEOFOAM, download the free PDF the EPS ...
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Geofoam and The Palisades Mall
The Palisades Mall in West Nyack, NY was Insulation Corporation of America's first geofoam project in 1997. Geofoam was the engineering solution for wet and unstable soil conditions. Geofoam, is an EPS product that had been used abroad for many years. In 1997 it was a relatively new application for construction in the United States. ICA recognized the value of geofoam applications, and was in the forefront working with the founding director of the Geofoam Research Center, (GRC), Dr. Dawit Negussey at Syracuse ...
