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| Why Insulate? |
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| It may be out of sight,
in your walls or attic, but insulation is a critically important
building material for your home. That's because it's one of the
most thermally-efficient and cost-effective ways to save energy
while making homes quieter and more comfortable to live in. Made
from recycled and renewable resources, fiberglass insulation is
also a sustainable building product--one that has a positive impact
on our environment, helping reduce energy consumption and the effects
of global warming. Though it's been used successfully for decades
in homes worldwide, fiber glass insulation is still the most affordable
when it comes to energy efficiency, but if you want maximum R-value
performance, we recommend our new
Spray Foam Polyurethane Insulation. |
| Lower Energy Bills |
| Insulation keeps your
home warmer in the winter, which lowers your heating costs. In the
summer insulation keeps your home cooler, which eases the load on
your air conditioner. |
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| Quieter, More Comfortabe Living |
| Insulation can actually
absorb sound, reducing the unwanted noise from appliances, audio
equipment, conversation and other sources of sound that are transmitted
through your walls and floors. Insulation also keeps your family
more comfortable by making it easier for your furnace or air conditioner
to maintain a constant temperature. |
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| Think Environmental Sustainability |
As insulation saves
energy it significantly decreases the generation of harmful air
pollutants to the atmosphere. In fact, according to a Harvard study,
insulating homes in the U.S. to even modest 2000 International Energy
Conservation Code levels would reduce hundreds of thousands of tons
of nitrous oxide and sulfur oxide released into the atmosphere each
year.
Not only does fiber glass insulation contribute to cleaner air,
it is an inherently "green" product in terms of assessing
its environmental impact over its lifetime. Manufactured with recycled
and renewable resources, every pound of insulation ultimately saves
twelve times more energy than it takes to produce it. So along with
greater energy savings, insulation delivers a measurable impact
on our environment, reducing the amount of energy consumption and
pollution.
Insulation also prevents the depletion of our natural resources.
Today's fiber glass insulation contains more than 25% recycled glass
and uses renewable resources such as sand. In fact, according to
the Glass Packaging Institute, Fiber glass insulation is the largest
secondary market for recycled glass containers.
Find
out more information on how insulation makes for a more sustainable
planet. |
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