ʻO ka pahu alumini kahi ʻano hou o ka hale a me nā mea hoʻonaninani. Loaʻa iā ia nā mea maikaʻi o ke kaumaha māmā, ke koʻikoʻi kikoʻī kiʻekiʻe, ka hiʻohiʻona nani, non-combustion, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, a loaʻa iā ia nā ʻano o ke kani ʻana, ka wela wela, a me ka pale electromagnetic. No laila, hiki ke hoʻohana nui ʻia ka foam alumini i ke kūkulu ʻana a me ka hoʻonani ʻana i nā hale kūʻai kūʻai, nā hōkele, nā gymnasium a me nā wahi ʻē aʻe.