A well insulated house saves money by reducing energy consumption. It costs far less to heat a well insulated home because less heat energy is lost through conduction, convection, and radiation.  Having your home foam insulated is not only beneficial financially but adds greatly to the comfort of your home. It takes less time in cold weather for your home to reach a comfortable temperature.   Because your heat energy is not lost through your walls and ceilings, temperature remains comfortably stable throughout the day.

A fairly bleak future is forecast if the present production of green house gas emissions continues to increase. Insulation can help us all reduce our need to use energy and contribute to green house gases while improving comfort levels.

There is now speculation that the Canadian government is looking at legislation like what Britain has introduced requiring house sellers to provide any prospective purchaser with a Home Information Pack (HIR). This pack of information will provide all the relevant local searches, title, surveys and, as a major new change, a Home Energy Report (HER). A home energy report will be complied by a Home Inspector who will rate the energy efficiency of a home and produce the HER.  Each HER report will display an energy efficiency rating from A to G in descending order of energy efficiency. Clearly, the better insulated your home is the better the energy efficiency rating will be.

When you do possibly come to sell your house and you made your home energy efficient and insulated to the highest standards you will get an excellent A or B energy rating in the home inspection report. Won’t that make your home easier and quicker to sell? If you don’t spend the money now on insulation the chances are you will have to before you can sell. Will a “G” energy rated home ever sell now that the focus will be on making and maintaining energy efficient homes?

Making your home well insulated and energy efficient makes sense whichever way you look at it. Insulation is actively encouraged by the Government and the Energy Industry through various schemes including EcoEnergy Grants for various methods of saving energy and insulation systems.

So why insulate your home? The single biggest loss of energy in most homes is due to inadequate insulation. Far too much heat energy escapes to the outside. With a high level of insulation your home will cost less to run, will be more comfortable to live in and you will play your part in minimizing green house gas emissions preserving our environment for our grand children. And it need not cost a small fortune to save a small fortune and do the right thing, insulate your home to the best standards and enjoy your home and grand children!

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R-Value has long been part of the building and construction industry as the measure of thermal performance of a structure.  It is generally accepted that higher R-Value equates to more efficient building insulation. Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) has changed some of the most common beliefs associated with R-Value.

To start, a couple definitions:

Conduction: transfer of thermal energy between neighboring molecules in a solid substance such as insulation.

Convection: movement of air molecules through insulation which carry heat energy outside the building envelope.

R-Value is a measure of a material’s resistance to heat transfer.

Conduction typically accounts for 20% of a building’s heat loss, while convection accounts for up to 80% of the energy loss depending on the quality of construction. Any convective loops inside the insulation material are taken into consideration by the R-value test method, but air leakage through the entire composite building envelope is not considered at all. Closed cell spray foam at ¼” can stop 80% of heat loss by convection and at 3″ will prevent 95% of heat loss by conduction. Obviously, the same holds true for an air-conditioned structure.

Common Questions:

“The higher the R-Value the better, correct?”
Yes, higher R-Value in your home or building is somewhat better; however, its importance is overemphasized.  SPF’s ability to create an air-tight seal for your home is the most important factor in creating an energy-efficient, comfortable, and healthy home. About 80% of the energy loss of your home or building is caused by unwanted and uncontrolled air flow through the walls, ceilings and floors.

“What is the R-Value of your product?”
R-Values vary by manufacturer. EcoLogic is proud to provide its Soy based, spray foam system which provides an R Value of over 6 per inch of depth.

Air tight seal

Closed cell Spray Polyurethane Foam offers higher R-Values per inch than conventional insulating alternatives.  Most importantly, only spray foam provides total air tightness. As a matter of fact, just 2 inches (5 cm) of closed-cell foam provides a vapor barrier. No other insulation system can provide that! When considering your insulation choices, the air-tightness alone should be a compelling reason to insulate with SPF.

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Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency is the

key to lower total costs,

and spray foam is the

answer.

As you go through the process of building your home, adding an addition, or renovating some part of it, have you considered energy efficiency?

You likely have worked out a budget for each aspect of the home, from counters to cabinets, wall finish to floor covering.  Some of these items come with big tickets, but did you know that the most expensive component in your home is the insulation you choose as this directly impacts your efficiency?

Reduce your total cost of ownership by 41% through improved efficiency with spray foam insulation

Paul Huddy of Tucson based Solar Institute says the initial costs; purchase price plus financing costs over 30 years, are only one-third of the total home ownership cost.  The sticker price is a mere sliver at 11% of ownership expense.  Operating costs (efficiency) consume another third (including utilities) and the last third, is taken up with home maintenance and repair. Few people look at the cost of ownership in this way and almost no one considers that a sticker price of $160,000 equals 30-year ownership costs of $1,440,000! The good news is that this does not have to be the bottom line.  If a prospective home owner was to spend $200,000 to buy a more energy-efficient house, operating and maintenance costs can come down by as much as 75%!  The impact this has on total cost of ownership is unbelievable – it can bring the total 30-year cost down to $840,000 – a savings of $600,000.”

While there are many systems or upgrades that you can add to improve efficiency, from high efficiency HVAC equipment, low flow faucets, and Low E windows, nothing has a greater impact on a homes energy efficiency, operating expenses and maintenance costs than Spray Foam Insulation.

Spray foam is built for efficiency

By creating an air barrier, vapor barrier, and the highest R value insulator in a single application, spray foam not only saves you money by reducing your energy consumption and improving efficiency, but eliminates moisture problems, and increases the longevity of your home.  EcoLogic Spray Foam has taken that to the next level by offering a foam product that is made with recycled plastic bottles and Soya Bean oil.  It is a renewable, high efficiency, healthier alternative to competing materials.

Take a look at the benefits of EcoLogic Spray Foam Insulation:

■  Thermal Resistance:

R-Value of 7 per inch, twice the efficiency of competing products.

■  Air Barrier:

forms a monolithic, continuous air tight barrier, stops convection.

■  Vapor Barrier:

recognized Vapor Barrier by The Canadian National Building Code.

■  Structural Rigidity and Integrity:

adds to the structural rigidity of the wall increasing racking and sheering strength by 300%.

■  Improved Indoor air quality:

creates an airtight structure preventing dust, moisture and mold from entry. Does not contain formaldehyde, bleach, or other volatile organic compounds. Recommended by Pulmonologists and allergists for those who suffer from Asthma and Allergies to improve their living environments.

■  Improved Noise Attenuation:

unmatched ability to absorb airborne noise. It forms the foundational component of a noise isolating wall system.**

■  Environmentally friendly:

Use up to 80% less energy.

■  Builder friendly:

it is installed in the same sequence as traditional insulation, and requires no alteration to your building plans.

■  Cost efficient:

It is not only a sound financial decision, it is the only one:

Reduce the size of your HVAC equipment by 40%.

Increase the value of your home by 3 or 4 times your investment. The Home Appraisers Journal,

“A homes value increases $20 for every $1 of annual energy savings.”

Improve your efficiency, Call us today for your free estimate:  1 888-880-8420

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