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Baby It's Cold Outside
When it's freezing cold outside, nobody wants to have to layer up to stay warm inside. There's nothing worse than cold drafts - Burrrr. By making your home as airtight as possible, you will reduce energy usage, save money and make your house healthier. Controlling air infiltration, the leading cause of energy loss in a building, could reduce those costs by at least 10%. The best news is that everything that you do to keep the warm air inside and the cold air out in the winter will also benefit you in warmer weather by keeping cold air inside and hot air out.
What Makes It Green? Saving energy on heating (and cooling) cuts the use of fossil fuels, which contribute to air and water pollution. It's also important to conserve nonrenewable energy sources because there are limited amounts currently available on Earth. Furthermore, an airtight house will also block out particulates such as dust, pollen and allergens.
What You Can Do Here are a few easy and inexpensive ways to ensure that the cold air stays out and you don't spend your cold cash to heat the great outdoors:
 Heating account for the biggest chunk of our energy costs - around 50%.  I really like the soy-based, spray foam insulation by Urethane Soy Sytems. You can find out more at the Urethane Soy Systems' website - Soyol.com. |
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