Glossary of Terms
A
- A-SIDE
- ABAA
- ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY
- AC-377 / ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 377
- ACCELERATOR
- ACRYLIC COATING
- ACRYLICS
- ADHESION
- AEROSOL
- AGGREGATE
- AGING
- AGRICULTURAL CONTENT
- AIR BARRIER
- AIR BARRIER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ABAA)
- AIR BARRIER SYSTEM
- AIR EXFILTRATION
- AIR FILTER RESPIRATOR
- AIR IMPERMEABLE
- AIR INFILTRATION
- AIR LEAKAGE
- AIR PERMEABLE
- AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (APR)
- AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
- ALIPHATIC (POLYURETHANE)
- ALLIGATORING:
- AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
- AMINE CATALYST
- APPLICATION RATE
- APR
- AREA DIVIDER
- AROMATIC (POLYURETHANE)
- AROMATIC SOLVENTS
- ASPHALT
- ASTM INTERNATIONAL:
- ATOMIZATION
- ATTIC - UNVENTED
- ATTIC - VENTED
- AY DOCUMENTS
B
- B-SIDE
- BACK ROLLING
- BASE COAT
- BIRDBATH
- BITUMEN
- BLEEDING
- BLISTER
- BLOWHOLE
- BLOWING AGENT
- BOARD-FOOT
- BOCA
- BOND, CHEMICAL
- BOND, MECHANICAL
- BUILDING CODE
- BUILDING ENVELOPE
- BUILDING SCIENCE
- BUILT-UP ROOF (BUR)
- BUTYL COATING
C
- CALORIMETER
- CANADIAN URETHANE FOAM CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
- CANT
- CANT STRIP
- CAP FLASHING
- CAPACITANCE METER
- CAPILLARY ACTION, CAPILLARITY
- CATALYST
- CATHEDRAL CEILING
- CAULK
- CAVITATION
- CAVITY WALL
- ccSPF
- CELLULAR
- CENTIPOISE
- CFC
- CHALKING
- CHECKING
- CHEMICAL BOND
- CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
- CHLORINATED RUBBER
- CLOSED-CELL SPF
- COAL TAR
- COALESCENCE
- COARSE ORANGE PEEL SURFACE TEXTURE
- COATING
- COBWEBBING
- COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
- COHESION
- COLD APPLIED
- COLLECTOR BOX
- COLLOIDAL DISPERSION
- COLOR STABILITY
- COMBUSTIBLE
- COMPATIBLE MATERIALS
- Compounds containing carbon
- COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
- CONDENSATE
- CONDENSATION
- CONDITIONED CRAWLSPACE
- CONDITIONING
- CONDUCTOR HEAD
- CONTINUOUS INSULATION (C.I.)
- CONTROL JOINT
- COOL ROOF
- COPING
- COPOLYMER
- CORE SAMPLE:
- COUNTERFLASHING
- COVERAGE
- CPI
- cPVC
- CRAWLSPACE, UNVENTED
- CRAWLSPACE, VENTED
- CREAM TIME
- CREEP
- CRICKET
- CROSS HATCH
- CROSSOVER
- CUFCA
- CURE
- CURE TIME
- CURING AGENT
- CURTAIN WALL:
D
- DEAD LEVEL
- DEAD LOADS
- DECK
- DEFLECTION
- DEGRADATION
- DELAMINATION
- DESSICANT
- DEW POINT
- DIFFUSION
- DIISOCYANATE
- DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
- DISCOLORATION
- DRAFTSTOP
- DRAINAGE
- DRIP EDGE
- DRY BULB TEMPERATURE
- DRYING TIME
E
- ELASTOMER
- ELASTOMERIC
- ELASTOMERIC COATING
- ELONGATED CELLS
- ELONGATION
- EMBODIED ENERGY
- EMISSIVITY
- EMULSION
- EPOXY
- ESR
- EVALUATION SERVICE REPORT
- EXOTHERMIC REACTION
- EXPANSION JOINT
F
- FAST SET
- FEATHERED EDGE
- FELTS
- FERROUS METAL
- FILLER
- FILM THICKNESS
- FIRE RESISTANCE
- FIREBLOCKING
- FIRESTOP
- FISHEYE
- FISHMOUTH
- FLAME RETARDANT
- FLAME SPREAD
- FLAMMABILITY
- FLASH AND BATT
- FLASH COAT
- FLASH IGNITION TEMPERATURE
- FLASH OVER
- FLASH POINT
- FLASHING
- FLUOROCARBONS
- FLUTES
- FM
- FM APPROVALS
- FM GLOBAL
- FMRC
- FOAM STOP
- FREEZE THAW CYCLE
- FRIABILITY
- FROTH PACK
H
- HARDNESS
- HCFC
- HEAT AGING
- HEAT FLUX
- HEAT SINK
- HERS
- HFC
- HIDING POWER
- HIGH PRESSURE SPF
- HOLIDAYS
- HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM (HERS)
- HYBRID INSULATION
- HYDROPHILIC
- HYDROPHOBIC
- HYGROSCOPIC
- HYGROSCOPICITY
I
- I-CODES
- IBC
- ICAA
- ICBO
- ICC
- IECC
- IGNITION BARRIER
- IGNITION TEMPERATURE
- IMPACT RESISTANCE
- IMPINGEMENT MIXING
- INFRA-RED THERMOGRAPHY
- INTERLAMINAR ADHESION
- INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC)
- INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL (ICC)
- INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC)
- INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE (IRC)
- INTUMESCENT COATING
- IRC
- ISO
- ISOCYANATE
- ISOCYANURATE
L
- LAITANCE:
- LATEX
- LCA
- LEADER HEAD
- LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)
- LEED
- LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
- LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS, LCA)
- LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY (LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY ANALYSIS, LCI, LCIA)
- LIFT
- LIFT LINE
- LIVE LOAD
- LOW PRESSURE SPF
- LOW TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY
- LOW-DENSITY SPF (Open-cell SPF, ocSPF)
M
- MASTIC
- MDI
- MECHANICAL BOND
- MECHANICAL DAMAGE
- MEDIUM-DENSITY SPF (Closed-cell SPF, ccSPF)
- MEMBRANE
- MEMBRANE REINFORCEMENT
- METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE (MDI)
- MIL
- MILDEW
- MIST COAT
- MOISTURE VAPOR TRANSMISSION (MVT)
- MOLD
- MONOLITHIC
- MUD CRACKING
- MULTIPLE COAT
- SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
N
- NEOPRENE RUBBER
- NFPA
- NIGHT SEAL
- NOISE REDUCTION COEFFICIENT (NRC)
- NON-BREATHING MEMBRANE
- NON-FERROUS METAL
- NON-FLAMMABLE
- NON-OXIDIZING
- NON-VOLATILE CONTENT
- NRCA
O
- OCF
- ocSPF
- OFF-GASSING
- OFF-RATIO FOAM
- ONE-COMPONENT FOAM
- OPEN-CELL SPF
- OPTICAL COMPARATOR
- ORANGE PEEL SURFACE TEXTURE
- ORGANIC
- OUTGASSING:
- OVERSPRAY
- OVERSPRAY SURFA CE TEXTURE
P
- p-MDI
- PAPR
- PARAPET
- PASS
- PASS LINES
- PCF
- PEEL STRENGTH
- PEELING
- PENETRATION
- PERM
- PERM RATING
- PERMEABILITY, AIR
- PERMEABILITY, WATER VAPOR
- PERMEANCE, AIR
- PERMEANCE, WATER VAPOR:
- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
- pH
- PICTURE FRAMING
- PIGMENT
- PINHOLE
- PLASTICIZER
- POLYISO
- POLYMER
- POLYMERIC MDI (p-MDI)
- POLYOL
- POLYURETHANE COATINGS
- POLYURETHANE COATINGS:
- POLYURETHANES
- PONDING
- POPCORN SURFACE TEXTURE
- POSITIVE DRAINAGE
- POST EXPANSION
- POT LIFE
- POUR FOAM
- POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
- PPE
- PRIMER
- PROPELLANT
- PROPORTIONER
- PSI
- PSYCHROMETER
- PSYCHROMETRIC CHART
- PURGE
R
- R-VALUE
- RACKING TEST
- RADIANT BARRIERS
- RAZING, CRAZE CRACKS
- RCI
- RE-ROOFING
- RECOVERING
- RECYCLE CONTENT
- REFLECTANCE
- REFLECTIVE INSULATION
- REFLECTIVITY
- REGLET
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
- RENEWABLE CONTENT
- REPLACEMENT
- RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SERVICES NETWORK (RESNET)
- RESIN
- RESNET
- RESPIRATOR
- RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM
- RETROFIT
- ROOF CURB:
- ROOF SLOPE
- ROOFING FOAM
- RUST BLUSH
S
- SADDLE
- SAG
- SAR
- SATURATION HUMIDITY
- SBCCI
- SCARF
- SCARIFY
- SCRIM
- SCUPPER
- SCV
- SDS
- SEALANT
- SEALANT FOAM
- SELF-FLASHING
- SERVICE TEMPERATURE LIMITS
- SET
- SET OF FOAM
- SHELF LIFE
- SHORE HARDNESS
- SILICONE COATING
- SINGLE-COMPONENT FOAM
- SKINNING
- SLIT SAMPLES:
- SMOKE DEVELOPED
- SMOOTH SURFACE TEXTURE
- SOLAR REFLECTANCE
- SOLAR REFLECTANCE INDEX (SRI)
- SOLIDS CONTENT
- SOLVENT
- SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC)
- SPF
- SPF, HIGH PRESSURE
- SPF, LOW PRESSURE
- SPFA
- SPI
- SPI / SPFD
- SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM (SPF):
- SPUD
- SQUARE
- SRI
- STACK EFFECT
- STC
- STORAGE LIFE
- STRES
- STRESS-CRACK
- SUBSTRATE
- SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR (SAR)
- SURFACE EROSION
- SURFACE TEXTURE
- SURFACING
- SURFACTANT
T
- TACK-FREE
- TACK-FREE TIME
- TEAR STRENGTH
- TENSILE STRENGTH
- TERMINATION
- THERMAL BARRIER
- THERMAL BRIDGE
- THERMAL CONDUCTANCE (C)
- THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (k)
- THERMAL MOVEMENT
- THERMAL RESISTANCE (R
- THERMAL SHOCK
- THERMOGRAPHY
- THERMOPLASTIC
- THERMOSET
- THINNER
- THIXOTROPIC
- TIE-IN LINES
- TINT
- TOXICITY
- TRANSITION MATERIAL
- TREEBARK SURFACE TEXTURE
- TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM
- TWO-PART SYSTEM
U
- U-FACTOR
- UBC
- UFFI
- UL
- ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION (UV)
- UNDERLAYMENT
- UPLIFT:
- UREA-FORMALDEHYDE FOAM INSULATION (UFFI)
- UV
SPFA believes that the path to a healthful, safe, high-quality and performing SPF installation travels through the hands of a knowledgeable, trained, experienced, and ideally PCP-certified professional contractor.
