ASPEN PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. NEW HESTIA SBIR AWARD CONTROL NUMBER: 2626-1508 TITLE: HIGH PERFORMANCE, CARBON NEGATIVE, BUILDING INSULATION A SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, THERMAL INSULATION THAT IMPROVES THE ENERGY-EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS AND REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY INCORPORATING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE INTO THE INSULATION’S STRUCTURE WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE PROPOSED EFFORT. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON CELLULOSIC RAW MATERIALS SOURCING AND PROCESSING, INSULATION CHEMISTRY OPTIMIZATION, MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT, INSULATION PRODUCT TESTING, AND PROCESS AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS MODELING IN ORDER TO ULTIMATELY DEMONSTRATE BOTH AN INSULATION PRODUCT THAT MEETS CONSTRUCTION MARKET TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND A PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THE INSULATION MAY BE COST-EFFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED.