Radiant barrier is the greatest invention and solution to a well-protected wine room. Since condensation is the number one problem of a wine room, radiant barrier stops the heat exchange reducing the condensation factor by 95%. Once you eliminate the huge fluctuations in temperature from the warm walls to the cool room, condensation will not […]
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Multi-layering should be the talk of the town regarding insulation! NASA has perfected MLI blankets enabling us to get to and from space safely, protecting the equipment inside and out, the capsules, landing vehicles, rovers, telescopes and astronauts. My question is, why has it taken the rest of us so long applying it to so […]
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The Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA, is an entertainment destination with twin ice pads and is the home and practice ice for the local major junior hockey team. The facility’s operations team is proficient at event-to-hockey conversions from singers and bands to home shows and monster trucks. The practice pad is always […]
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Jean Claude E Peclet, a French Physicist born in Besançon, FR, became one of the first scholars of Ecole Normale a Paris and in 1829, became professor of Physics at the Ecole Central des Arts et Manufactures. In the 1850’s he experimented with the effect of insulating using high and low emissive metals facing air […]
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The simple answers to radiant floor heat, “To heat, or Not to Heat?” That is the question. Radiant floor heat is one of the most energy efficient ways to heat a room and will provide energy savings for the long term. Floor heat provides the most uniform heating available today. Forced-air systems use vents to […]
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Radiant barrier and metal buildings is the greatest, smartest, most energy efficient amalgamation possible. Metal buildings are exceptionally conductive which, creates numerous energy use issues. Applying just thermal insulation (conductive) is inadequate due to the constant and gargantuan heat gain and loss in metal structures. As stated in our article, Cold Climate (Insulation and Radiant […]
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Why? Because this revolutionary idea on an “old” theme is the installation answer to contractors’ dreams. The product was developed with pole barn, metal building and end user in mind however, it works for residential use too, and in a big way. This new variation on a theme, is twice as stiff as other bubble […]
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Thermal bridging accounts for up to 30% heat lost in residential buildings and heat gained in metal buildings. With ONE very simple installation application, 3 layer (multi-layer) bubble foil radiant barrier, not only can the thermal insulation be left out of the install but the thermal bridge can be broken when placing the last layer […]
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The first, fastest, cheapest and, easiest place to begin insulating a garage, is the garage door. Most doors are made of aluminum which, as a metal, heats and cools according to the weather. Garage door insulating KITS are easy to find and fast to install. I used one of our kits on my garage door, […]
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Most of the foil bubble product used for perishable items, does not achieve the level of reflectivity where it can be called radiant barrier and, the bubbles are smaller and fragile. In the world of packaging, it is not always about ensuring someone’s order arrives safely and still cold. Usually, it is a tug-of-war between […]
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