Oops. I use "HY" as an abbreviation for Hexayurt. I see now how that can cause confusion. I'd better spell it out...
Bill > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [hexayurt] Re: Source of Thermax in CA > From: David Bach-y-Rita <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, June 08, 2010 6:55 pm > To: hexayurt <[email protected]> > > > Count me in if people decide to pool together to make a purchase > directly from Dow. I'll be interested in a 2" thickness. I'm > planning to craft something that is built to last. I live in Oakland, > CA. > > Also, I was just studying the Dow website to make sense of the > acronyms. I see mention of Thermax HD ("Thermax Heavy Duty"), but no > Thermax HY. Maybe thats a discontinued product. I also see other > Thermax products like Thermax CI, Thermax HD Plus or Thermax LD. 'HD' > or 'HD Plus' looks the most interesting. > > Look up Thermax at: http://building.dow.com/na/en/products/index_finder.htm > Then click Find Product By: "Dow Brand" --> "Thermax" --> > "POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM CORE & INSULATION" > > David > > > On Jun 8, 5:20 pm, "Bill Wiltschko" <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK, Vinay, here goes. I though you knew I had a Thermax HY. NOT > > Thermax HD, just plan ol' Thermax. As usual, I set it up in the > > Alternative Energy Zone theme village (AEZ), and gave a presentation on > > the HY (and swamp cooler, and misting system, etc, etc) every day on the > > daily AEZ tour. > > Pictures:http://picasaweb.google.com/bill.wiltschko/2009BurningMan# > > > > It's holding up very well, but taking the tape off after several hours > > of exposure to the sun is kinda destructive to the foil (in several > > possible ways), but I've figured that out too. Bring a heat gun; it > > does a beautiful job. > > > > The foil does nothing at all to the tape. I did ruin a skilsaw blade > > cutting all the boards, though. > > > > I achieved playa nirvana: dust free and cool inside. > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Source of Thermax in CA > > > From: "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]> > > > Date: Tue, June 08, 2010 4:58 pm > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Yes, yes I have! Do you have some pix? How's it holding up? Did the > > > metal cut the tape or was that OK? > > > > > Tellmetellmetellme I've always wanted to build one out of that stuff. > > > The samples were *amazing*. > > > > > Vinay > > > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > My Thermax HY has been on the playa two years, this year with be the > > > > third year (knock on wood). I know one other person has a Thermax HY, > > > > because I bought the Thermax for him. > > > > > > You've been off-playa too long, Vinay! > > > > > > Bill > > > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > > > >> Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Source of Thermax in CA > > > >> From: "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]> > > > >> Date: Tue, June 08, 2010 12:53 pm > > > >> To: [email protected] > > > > > >> Ooh... It's *such* a good material. Could this be the year we finally > > > >> see Thermax hexayurts? > > > > > >> They'll last years. Possibly decades. > > > > > >> Vinay > > > > > >> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Bill Wiltschko > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > I just called the Dow Building Solutions customer service number at > > > >> > 866 > > > >> > 583-2583, and was told the following are distributors of Thermax: > > > > > >> > Coyne Construction > > > > > >> > Oroville, 916 631-6500 > > > > > >> > Bay Insulation > > > > > >> > Fresno, 559 268-6330 > > > > > >> > Bill Wiltschko > > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > >> > Groups > > > >> > "hexayurt" group. > > > >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> > [email protected]. > > > >> > For more options, visit this group at > > > >> >http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > > >> -- > > > >> Vinay Gupta > > > >> Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest > > > > > >>http://hexayurt.com- free/open next generation human sheltering > > > >>http://hexayurt.com/plan- the whole systems, big picture vision > > > > > >> "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an > > > >> invincible summer" - Albert Camus > > > > > >> Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt > > > >> UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 > > > > > >> -- > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > >> Groups "hexayurt" group. > > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> [email protected]. > > > >> For more options, visit this group > > > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "hexayurt" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Vinay Gupta > > > Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest > > > > >http://hexayurt.com- free/open next generation human sheltering > > >http://hexayurt.com/plan- the whole systems, big picture vision > > > > > "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an > > > invincible summer" - Albert Camus > > > > > Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt > > > UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "hexayurt" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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