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Air Seal Your Home with Insulation
Spray foam insulation works by providing a continuous boundary of the home’s "building envelope," between conditioned indoor spaces and unconditioned outdoor spaces. Insufficient levels of insulation, combined with gaps and voids in the insulation materials, can provide pathways for air and heat to easily flow into or out of a home. Approximately 40% of our physical comfort is a result of the radiant heat exchange between our bodies and the surrounding interior surfaces. Increasing a home’s insulation reduces this radiant heat exchange, enabling us to maintain a more consistent level of comfort throughout a house.
Insulation = Energy Saving
Adding insulation is the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Building Technology's number one recommendation to help consumers reduce energy bills. Most homes in the US are not sufficiently insulated. Older homes are most vulnerable, leading to high air-conditioning and heating bills. Ensuring your home has proper levels of insulation is the most important step towards home energy efficiency. When homes are adequately insulated, it requires less energy to cool and heat them than if they were poorly insulated. Insulation in your walls and attic keep the living space conditioned, enabling your Air Conditioning and/or Heating source to run more efficiently. Efficiencies in your HVAC equipment performance will enable you to reduce your energy consumption and realize energy savings.
Insulation = Improved Comfort
Comfort. (Com-fort): A state of ease and contentment, a cause of relief or satisfaction, a consolation.
Is your home hot in the summer and cold in the winter? Is the temperature downstairs between 8 to 12 degrees different from the temperature upstairs? Insulating your home will improve your comfort in your living space or create "Comfort Zone" consistency throughout your home. This makes for a more comfortable environment inside your home.
Insulation = Increased Home Resale Value
Installing proper insulation levels can also increase the value of your home, making it more attractive to a potential buyer. Eighty-six percent of Americans would choose one home over another based on its energy efficiency. (Energy Pulse Survey, 2006)
Insulation = Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
“Reducing Energy Consumption reduces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. NAIMA estimates that insulated buildings in the United States reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 780 tons annually.” North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA), "Using Recycled Materials Is Just the First Step Toward Safeguarding the Environment"
“Properly insulating homes worldwide would reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 293.5 Billion pounds over 10 years.” Integrating Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study of Insulation, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Insulation = Health Benefits
According to two studies conducted by Harvard University’s School of Public Health, if all single family homes in the US were adequately insulated, each year there would be:
• 6,500 fewer asthma attacks
• 240 fewer premature deaths
• 110,000 restricted-activity days per year
Contact us at 512-568-4147 to schedule a complimentary home performance assessment today.
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