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FOAMGLAS® Insulation Helps to Keep Things Cool at One of Mississippi's Hottest Gaming Resorts
Located along the Gulf of Mexico in Biloxi, Miss., Treasure Bay Casino Resort complex consists of a 268-room hotel, dockside casino and several restaurants. Summer daytime temperatures linger above 90°F (32.2°C), with relative humidity regularly exceeding 90 percent. Faced with these torrid weather conditions, Treasure Bay requires a dependable chilled water system for the comfort of its guests and employees, as well as to ensure the peak operation of electronic equipment. Whenever the heat and humidity of the area are high — as is the case along the Gulf Coast — and the temperature of the pipes is lower than the dew point of the surrounding air, vapor tends to migrate toward the pipe, and condensation can occur. If a permeable or moisture-absorbing insulation is used, it will absorb water making the insulation a thermal conductor rather than an insulator. This also will accelerate pipe corrosion, water spotting, and the growth of mold and mildew. An insulation that is impermeable to moisture in both liquid and vapor forms will retain its thermal properties, and will not promote metal corrosion. For these reasons, FOAMGLAS
® cellular glass insulation was selected for the chilled water systems at Treasure Bay.
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