EIMA has joined with its industry allies in protesting the manner in which a report of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has been allowed be used as the basis for a code change that would essentially ban the use of foam insulation for EIFS and other exterior wall cladding such as vinyl siding. The report was based, in part, on a series of fire tests that were conducted at UL’s Northbrook test facility.
The results of these tests were reported in UL’s report “Study of Residential Attic Fire Mitigation Tactics and Exterior Fire Spread Hazards on Fire Fighter Safety.”