DOES ASTRO-FOIL PROVIDE ANY SPECIAL BENEFIT FOR ANIMAL CONFINEMENT BUILDINGS?
Yes. Because ASTRO-FOIL is impervious to moisture, its surfaces can be cleaned with high pressure sprayers. This makes disinfecting confinement building walls and ceilings a much easier task. ASTRO-FOIL, when left exposed to the inside of your building, gives an added benefit of comfort not experienced with other insulations. Livestock give off body heat which is reflected back to them by the ASTRO-FOIL surfaces. This keeps them more comfortable at a lower ambient air temperature than with regular wall and ceiling surfaces, thereby lowering energy costs. Also, exposed ASTRO-FOIL can cut lighting requirements by as much as 30%. ASTRO-FOIL keeps confinement buildings cooler in the summer. Because there is no heat buildup, temperatures should never get higher than outside air temperatures in buildings that are adequately ventilated. In the winter, ASTRO-FOIL’s reflective ability virtually eliminates temperature stratification inside the confinement structure. This stabilization of tempera
