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ACH Foam Technologies announces Foam-Control MAX™ graphite polystyrene (GPS), a superior rigid foam insulation that is well-suited to any vertical construction application where a high-performance building envelop is desired. Foam-Control MAX™ is a premium-grade architectural insulation developed to achieve an R5 (R-Value) at 1 1/16^th inches thick without the decrease in R-value performance associated with XPS over the life of the product.

A roadway improvement project in Willowbrook, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago where State Highway 83 crosses 63^rd street in a mostly commercial intersection bordered by a golf course on the northeast side.  The scope of work was to replace a box culvert crossing beneath 63^rd street that was used to move water runoff from the golf course to a small pond on the south side of the road.  

With water draining from the golf course to the pond, the soil along the southeast side of 63^rd street had been settling for a long time. The result was a swampy area dividing the road from the pond and stabilizing the roadway base would require new fill material. Anselmo Presisto, P.E., the project manager with Greco Construction was a bit surprised to see a line item for a product he’d never used before. Foam-Control® expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam was specified as a structural fill to stabilize the area between the pond and the road.