So, you have chosen to kick out the pink stuff and insulate your home using spray foam insulation instead. Congratulations! You’re on your way to reaping the benefits of more energy savings, less mold, fewer air leaks, greener materials, and twice the protective capability when compared to traditional fiberglass and cellulose insulation. But you won’t [...]
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A: You do not want to spray over existing insulation, encapsulating it, which can lead to moldy batt/blown in. The old, settled blown-in or batt stuff is doing NOTHING for your home’s energy efficiency, comfort, and air quality and may even be contributing to allergies and mold. Pull up the old insulation first, put down 1 layer of closed cell [...]
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The R-value myth has made us all use the same yardstick to compare very different type of insulations. When we do that, some insulation looks extremely expensive compared to other types of insulation. The same problem arises when comparing a Hyundai with a Lexus. If someone uses the standard of 4 wheels they can’t imagine [...]
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The Rocky Mountain Institute on energy in Colorado lists many ways to reduce a home’s carbon footprint. Among the no-cost ways are: washing clothes in cold water, lowering water heater temperatures to 120 degrees F, lowering the thermostat by 2 degrees in the winter and raising it 3 degrees in the summer, air drying clothes [...]
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If you don’t have a “green” house, you may be adding to the green house effect! It is estimated that buildings account for 48% of all green house emissions. That is why, big and small, homes and skyscrapers, we need to build more efficiently. In New York, the Bank of America Tower is 54 stories [...]
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