Whether designing a new home or upgrading your existing home, improving energy efficiency and lowering your monthly energy costs should be at the top of your list. Spray foam building insulation systems offer significant reductions to your energy costs.

While most homes are still insulated with fiberglass insulation utilizing technology developed in the late 1800’s, there have been extraordinary technological advances with new types of insulation. Sealection 500™ an affordable, spray foam building insulation system was developed which significantly exceeds the performance of traditional insulation materials. Spray foam insulation ensures significantly reduced energy costs, typically 55 to 65% and provides a healthier, cleaner and more comfortable home.

But why does traditional insulation continue to be commonly installed? Largely because it’s hidden from view, most contractors consider it quick and cheap and few homeowners are aware of the vast energy savings available when spray foam insulation is installed in their homes.

Extensive US Department of Energy testing concluded that air leakage is the major cause of energy loss in our homes. Most people believe that simply having code required R-Values will provide the energy efficiency, but this is simply not true! The truth is that while “R-value’s” are an effective way to measure “conduction” (thermal resistance to heat flow of an insulation material) it does not measure “convection” (the most significant type of heat gain or loss, through air leakage). 

A common misconception is that increasing insulation R-value provides a proportionate increase in its ability to control heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer.  In reality, R-12 insulation already controls 93% of potential energy loss through a material.  If you upgrade from an R-12 to an R-32, for example, you will reduce conductive heat flow by only another 4% (Fourier’s Law of Thermodynamics).   Even still, R-value does not address the primary methods of heat transfer - air leakage and convection, so just adding additional R-Value is clearly cost ineffective. 

The R-value of traditional insulation products is also greatly compromised during installation, where even the best installation crews leave gaps, voids and compressed areas that routinely result in real-world reductions of stated R-Values of 50% or more. Adding additional R-Value to your attic insulation alone is 17 times less effective than what can be easily realized through the installation of an advanced spray foam Insulation/Air Barrier System.

Spray foam insulation completely solves the air leakage/air infiltration problem. As spray foam is installed, it expands 120:1 forming a complete and continuous air-seal, effectively eliminating air leakage and reducing your ongoing Heating and Cooling energy costs by as much as 65%. 

Traditional insulation products are installed on the flat attic area of your home because it is cheap and meets current building codes, but summer days regularly heat the attic area above 140 degrees leading to high energy costs and uncomfortable homes.

Spray foam insulation is installed directly onto the underside of the roof deck and gable ends, effectively stopping heat transfer into your home at the roof surface. This change in installation keeps the attic space within 6-8 degrees of the inside temperature of your home, resulting in a significantly more comfortable and energy efficient home.

People have trusted spray foam insulation for over 15 years to make their homes more comfortable and energy efficient. No more air leakage or energy-robbing drafts to worry about. Every nook and cranny, electrical box, duct and exterior penetration is effortlessly sealed. Spray foam adheres to everything - so whether you plan to build with wood, metal or concrete, Spray foam insulation will deliver performance you can count on.

Spray foam insulation is the most advanced energy saving system currently available for your home and is designed to make your home healthy, comfortable, quiet, less dusty and significantly more energy efficient.

Once you understand the considerable benefits of spray foam insulation, you will understand why it’s the Intelligent Choice for your home.

Contact Bill Clark with Spray Foam Energy Solutions, a California and Nevada Contractor specializing in spray foam insulation at: www.sprayfoam.biz or [email protected]  for additional Information.