FRISCO, TEXAS
Congratulations to Aaron Bailey of Cambridge Homes—the first winner in 2025 of our Won & Done Sweepstakes!
He’s no stranger to ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation. His team started incorporating stone wool into their envelope designs as a response to moisture issues they were seeing with vapor-closed assemblies. Now they recognize its benefits in so many other areas, including withstanding heavy termite pressure and helping them comply with evolving code requirements.
Time to meet Aaron and learn why Cambridge Homes has been trusted to build over 200 homes in 2025 alone.
BUILDING “HOMES WITH A HEART”
As a veteran and active member of the U.S. Army Reserves, Aaron brings military precision to every project at Cambridge Homes. It’s a real advantage in helping the company maintain its pace in their busy market.
The team shares a dedication to high-performance building and creating spaces that emphasize comfort and durability for occupants.
"Homes with a Heart" reflects our dedication to creating spaces that go beyond bricks and mortar, emphasizing comfort, warmth, and the needs of the families who live there.– Cambridge Homes
That commitment to high performance extends off the job site. Aaron has earned Construction Instruction's NetZero Builder certification and is working closely with ROCKWOOL’s business development team to stay informed about design best practices and proven building science strategies.
GETTING READY FOR CHANGE
Building in North Texas comes with its own unique challenges, but the building science principles and applications for stone wool insulation used there can offer valuable lessons for projects anywhere.
Straddling climate zones 2 & 3 requires custom solutions to meet code. With energy efficiency thresholds expected to tighten in the near future, North Texan builders like Cambridge Homes need solutions to ensure their building envelope designs are future-proof. Adapting to code changes in climate zone 2 will be relatively straight forward. But in climate zone 3, the changes will force a new approach to meet energy performance targets.
Aaron and the team are ready to meet these challenges head on. They have already begun to incorporate ROCKWOOL Comfortboard and Comfortbatt in a split insulation assembly design. This design approach reduces thermal bridging and enables builders to achieve higher R-values without abandoning the 2x4 framing that is typical in this part of the country.
TERMITE PRESSURE
Termites are a persistent menace in Texas, and other regions of the United States. Aaron and the team at Cambridge Homes recognize the benefit of stone wool insulation in withstanding this pressure. Stone wool’s inorganic composition makes the insulation an unappealing food source for termites and helps protect the structure from damage.
MOISTURE MANAGEMENT
Humidity is a factor in both climate zones 2 and 3, meaning condensation is always a risk factor for building envelopes if not properly managed. Moisture management is made much easier with stone wool insulation.
Aaron and the team first turned to stone wool to help address the challenges caused by vapor-closed assemblies. ROCKWOOL’s stone wool insulation solutions are moisture repellant and vapor permeable, so they help prevent moisture from getting trapped between sheathing and insulation—which can often lead to mold, mildew, and rot.