PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT. Rendered to: PROGRESSIVE FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC PRODUCT: EPS FOAM

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1 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT Rendered to: PROGRESSIVE FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC PRODUCT: EPS FOAM Report No: Report Date: 01/31/11 Expiration Date: 01/19/ Derry Court York, PA phone: fax:

2 PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT Rendered to: PROGRESSIVE FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC 6753 Chestnut Ridge Road Beach City, Ohio Report No: Test Dates: 12/30/10 Through: 01/14/11 Report Date: 01/31/11 Expiration Date: 01/14/15 Product: EPS Foam Project Summary: Architectural Testing, Inc. was contracted by Progressive Foam Technologies to evaluate the abrasive potential of their Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam insulation product on a commercially available building wrap material. The product description, test procedure and results are reported herein. After 15,000 cycles, there was some fraying of the building wrap surface, however the wrap remained intact with no through-holes apparent. Product Description: Six-inch squares of EPS insulation were shipped to Architectural Testing by Progressive Foam Technologies. One square was selected at random for testing. Test Procedures and Test Results: The method of test was custom-developed to meet Progressive Foam Technologies' requirements. A six-inch square of the EPS foam, 1 inch thick, was adhered to a six-inch square of 3/8-inch plywood. A plastic container was placed on the resulting assembly and filled with lead shot until the entire assembly weighed one pound. A substrate panel was also prepared using a twelve-inch square of 3/8-inch plywood covered with Tyvek building wrap. The substrate panel and sled assembly were then mounted onto Instron Model 3369 Universal Test Machine (005741). See Photograph No. 1 in Appendix A for a pictorial representation of the test machine and specimen assembly. The machine was programmed to perform a set of 3,000 cycles at a rate of four cycles per minute. Each cycle consisted of moving the sled through one inch of travel and back. This program was executed five times for a total of 15,000 cycles. Photographs were taken at various intervals throughout the testing, and may be found in Appendix A. Initial fraying appeared at 500 cycles, and progressed gradually throughout testing. After 15,000 cycles no holes were apparent in the building wrap. 130 Derry Court York, PA phone: fax:

3 Page 2 of 3 Data sheets, representative samples of test specimens, a copy of this report, or other pertinent project documentation will be retained by Architectural Testing, Inc. for a period of four years from the original test date. At the end of this retention period such materials shall be discarded without notice and the service life of this report by Architectural Testing will expire. Results obtained are tested values and were secured by using the designed test methods. This report does not constitute certification of this product nor an opinion or endorsement by this laboratory. It is the exclusive property of the client so named herein and relates only to the specimens tested. This report may not be reproduced, except in full, without the written approval of Architectural Testing, Inc. For ARCHITECTURAL TESTING, INC.: Gary Hartman, P.E. - Director Components / Materials Testing Joseph Brickner - Laboratory Supervisor Components / Materials Testing GH:gh/nlb Attachments (pages) This report is complete only when all attachments listed are included. Appendix A - Photographs (4)

4 Page 3 of 3 Revision Log Rev. # Date Page(s) Revision(s) 0 01/31/11 N/A Original report issue. This report produced from controlled document template ATI 00231, revised 03/06/07.

5 APPENDIX A Photographs

6 Photo No. 1 Assembled Specimen and Universal Test Machine

7 Photo No. 2 Test Substrate - 0 Cycles Photo No. 3 Test Assembly Cycles

8 c Photo No. 4 Test Assembly - 3,000 Cycles Photo No. 5 Test Assembly - 6,000 Cycles

9 Photo No. 6 Test Substrate - 15,000 Cycles Marked Brackets Denote the Extent of Sled Travel