Green Builders use Radiant Barriers to reduce a/c run time by 20%

A study in 2009 at the Energy Center at Appalachian State University showed that up to a 20% reduction in the AC unit's run time during the 7 hours of peak attic temperature!   Energy savings, less electric consumed, pay less for cooling your home with a Green Insulation Product!   Radiant Barriers are easy to install, either in new construction or retrofit existing homes.   They are used in ADDITION to mass insulation as radiant barriers reduce the movement of Radiant Energy which accounts for most of the heat gain in buildings.  Reduce your attic temperature up to 23-degrees F by using the reflective foam product while improving the efficinecy up to 57% of the cooled air delivered through the air ducts.

Radiant Barriers qualify for LEED points, Energy Tax credits but more and more Green Builders are looking for the best Green Insulation Products available using recycled materials, easy to use, non-toxic and effective to use.   We ship radiant barriers for homes/business, metal roofing, under vinyl siding , metal building, animal barns and the uses go on and on.  All products are shipped factory direct to avoid warehousing (how is that a Green way to do business?) and double shiping !   Let us know when and how much you need and it will be at the job site for you.  Green Cooling And Heating Store promotes only the highest quality Green Building products.

Crete-Heat Growth up 48% due to Green Builders

Green Buildings start from the ground up-so people are using the best Green Insulation product out there under the concrete. Crete-Heat is insulated radiant Grid system for poured concrete. Shiplap joints keep the water/moisture out of the radiant tubing, 2 inch + EPS insulation gives the highest R- value for under slab, the patented 3" on center cogs make installing the pex, quick, easy, accurate and without the need for wire mesh or tying the tubing down. Green builders, architects, engineers and general contractors are demading the best! See the video of "this old house" using it! www.GreenCoolingAndHeatingStore.com look on Crete Heat page and see the video.




Don't let the heat go into the ground. Radiant heating is wonderful, install the best, start with the green recycled content of EPS foam.

EPS Foam Insulation

This article is out talking about the Global warming effects of some insulation.  Thought should share it as GreenCoolingAndHeatingStore  uses only EPS foam insulation.  Our Crete-Heat and Barrier and Igloo products are made from EPS foam.

Feature from Environmental Building News

June 1, 2010

Avoiding the Global Warming Impact of Insulation

Two common foam insulation materials are produced with hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blowing agents that are potent greenhouse gases— extruded polystyrene (XPS) such as Dow Styrofoam of Owens Corning Foamular, and standard closed-cell spray polyurethane foam (SPF). While all insulation materials reduce greenhouse gas emissions (by saving energy), insulating with thick layers of either of these two particular foams results in very long “payback periods” for the global warming potential of the insulation, thwarting even the best attempts to create carbon-neutral buildings. The bottom line is that designers and builders aiming to minimize the global warming impacts of their buildings should choose fiber insulation (cellulose, fiberglass, or mineral wool) or non-HFC foam insulation.

See Crete-Heat at the Radiant Panel Show in Reno May 5-8

See how efficient and quickly it is to use the superior under concrete insulation for radiant heat!  Simple as 1,2,3 and pour concrete!   Stable R-10 EPS insulation, shiplap joints provide a continuous thermal insulation and vapor barrier with tube fasteners all in one product!  EPS mold resistant, Qualifies for LEED points.  Shipped factory direct.  to see video and for more info http://www.barrett-inc.com/crete-heat.html or call toll free  877-904-8424.  Shipped in UV bags so can be onsite when you arrive!

CRETE-HEAT INSULATED FLOOR PANEL SYSTEMS

Crete-Heat All in 1 product, insulation and radiant grid !

Crete-Heat modular insulation grid board system for poured concrete, keeps the heat into the slab and moisture out! Cuts install time by up to 2/3. 2 thicknesses for new construction and retrofitting existing buildings. UV proteced packaging for outdoor storage.Shipped factory direct to jobsite. Shiplap seams prevent moisture infliltration, Stable R-10 EPS foam insulation. total thickness is 2 7/8. Easy assembled, vapor barrier, radon barrier and radiant tube holding grid all in one product. Demand the best in your radiant heat system


http://www.barrett-inc.com/crete-heat.html

Why Green builders are using Radiant Barriers

Save Energy, Natural Resources and have a healthier building with radiant barrier products.




Reduce your carbon footprint! Keep A/C from running so much, energy consumption will be reduced and you will be improving the quality and value of your building. Roof temperatures reach upwards of 165 Degrees F and attic temperatures can reach 130 degrees F on a typical August day. According to industry sources, radiant heat makes up to 93% of summer heat gain, and Up up to 75% of winter heat loss. Conventional insulations such as fiberglass or foam spray address two of the three mechanisms (convection and conduction) of energy transfer and are affected by humidity, but do nothing to stop radiant energy transfer.



That is why Green Builders are now using Radiant Barriers in new homes and renovations. A radiant barrier reflects radiant heat energy instead of trying to absorb it. During the winter, 50-75% of heat loss through the ceiling/roofing system and 65-80% of heat loss through walls is radiant. If you are depending on R-value (resistance) alone to insulate against heat gain and loss, you are not doing all you can to conserve energy. According to the Florida Solar Energy Center, Reflective radiant barrier foils consistently improve the performance of conventional insulation in ceiling and wall application. NASA has utilized radiant barriers for many years. Radiant barriers are used in warm climates to reduce heat gain and in cool climates to prevent up to 75% of heat loss from your building.