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Glossary
UREA-FORMALDEHYDE FOAM INSULATION (UFFI)
Urea-formaldehyde foam
insulation was developed as an improved means of insulating
difficult-to-reach cavities in house walls. It is typically made at a
construction site from a mixture of urea-formaldehyde resin, a
foaming agent and compressed air. When the mixture is injected into
the wall, urea and formaldehyde unite and "cure" into an
insulating foam plastic. The chemistry of UFFI and SPF are very
different, as SPF contains no added formaldehyde.
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