Home insulation is important for houses in this age of limited energy resources. Home insulation helps to reduce the usage of precious non-renewable resources such as the petroleum. What home insulation does is it keeps our homes comfortable to live not only in the summer but also in the winter. At this time, our home [...]

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One measure of the effectiveness of insulation is its resistance to heat flow, the R-value. The higher the R-value, the greater the resistance to winter heat loss or summer heat gain. The following table shows typical R-value for various types and thickness of insulation. R-numbers are additive. You can add an insulation rated R-11 to [...]

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I guess this is probably one of the most asked questions in terms of home insulation. This article tells you what the cost of insulation is and how to do a rough estimate on insulation cost. Before going further, I would like to point out that the estimated insulation cost here only caters to people [...]

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Before determining how insulation works, we should first understand how heat is conducted. This is crucial in understanding how insulation works and what you can do to make your house more energy efficient by figuring out which part of your house requires insulation. Heat is a form of energy. Therefore, heat cannot be destroyed but [...]

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Some typical insulation tips which are generally useful and you probably need to know are the insulation R-values, types of insulation, building codes, insulation ROI, insulation places and benefits of insulation. Most of these terms are explained in the following paragraphs. When we talk about home insulation, we will often hear the term “R-value” a [...]

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Energy efficient home can also be achieved by changing your household habits. There are a lot of things in your homes in which you can do in order to make your homes more energy efficient. According to the EPA, the average American family spends $1300 a year on energy bills. Changing your household habits by [...]

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Creating an energy efficient home is essential nowadays in view of the escalating cost of fossil fuel. An energy efficient home not only has huge environmental benefits, it also lowers your utility bills. Lowering your utility bills is obviously the single most important advantage an energy efficient home can do. According to the EPA, the [...]

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Insulation can be divided into building insulation, soundproofing, thermal insulation, electrical insulation and some uncommon one is genetic insulation. There are all kinds of insulation available. The easiest way to understand insulation is insulation keeps cold stuff cold and hot stuff hot. A blanket can be a good example of an insulator. The more complicated [...]

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