If you’re remodeling an older home, there are many options for updating with green principles in mind. Indoor air quality, water conservation and sustainable building products are considerations when planning an environmentally friendly home. If you’re looking for the biggest bottom-line and long-term effect, let reduced energy consumption lead the way for your remodel.
In warmer months, air conditioning is a leading cause of increased utility bills. In hot weather, roof shingles absorb the sun’s heat—which in turn heats up the sheathing below and radiates heat toward the floor or the attic. To reflect up to 96 percent of this radiant energy back toward the roof, install Enerflex Radiant Barrier.
A Centex Corporation and Energy Center of Appalachian State University study has determined that when radiant barriers are installed in an attic, the air conditioning system works more efficiently and electric bills decrease. The study found that when radiant barrier was installed in test homes, there was a drop of 23 degrees Fahrenheit in the attic’s peak temperature, a 20 percent reduction in operating time of the air conditioning system during seven hours of peak attic temperatures, and an efficiency improvement of 57 percent for cooled air coming through a home’s air ducts.
Energy Star approved Enerflex Radiant Barrier’s simple, between-rafters tension fit allows easy, tool-free installation. And Enerflex is great for existing homes. Watch our step-by-step “how to” video and see how easy it is to install Enerflex Radiant Barrier.
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