Insulation Handbook

Richard T. Bynum Jr., A.I.A.

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For my wife, Valerie, and daughters, Adelaide and Madeline Thank you for your selfless support and boundless patience.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author would like to thank Daniel L. Rubino, C.S.I., for his involvement throughout the early development of this book. The author also would like to thank the following individuals and companies for assisting in the preparation and technical review of this book: Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association (CIMA), North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA), Jim Anderson, David Ballantyne, Laura L. Beasley, Glenn Brower, Lisa K. Bynum, Valerie Shafer Bynum, John J. Capitan, Jr., P.E., Will Davie, Marty Davis, Ruthanne Davis, Bill Edmunds, Helmut E. Feustel, Doug Gehring, P.E., Thomas R. Greeley, Brent Griffith, Hassan Haghpanah, Walter Hasselman, Allison Hawkins, Dr. Arlon J. Hunt, Catherine L. Imus, Corina Stetiu Jump, Mason Knowles, Mike Lacher, Daniel Lea, Mallory Malone, Melinda Malone, Chris Meyer, David Page, Loretta Pallas, Herb Reffert, Michael E. Reynolds, Nancy Richardson, Mary Lois Ridings, Susan Rocker, Gary Romes, Robert S. Rowe, Patty Rubino, Elizabeth H. Shafer, Kenneth W. Shafer, Linda Shilvock, Jim Shriver, Herbert Slone, R.A., Daniel Smith, Lesley B. Swartz, Richard Tenney, Robert Wadsworth, Tamy Woodward, and Jim Worden.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR RICHARD T. BYNUM, JR., is founder and principal of Bynum Architecture in Greer, South Carolina, and the co-author of McGraw-Hills Handbook of Alternative Materials in Residential Construction and Architects Planner 2000. Mr. Bynum earned his Master of Architecture Degree from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture from North Carolina State University. He is a registered architect, a member of the AIA, and over 20 of his articles have appeared in architectural publications.