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Polar Bears Inspire The Development of New Ultra-Thin Insulating Material

Mila Luleva — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:53:21 +0000

One of the key ways to achieve maximum energy efficiency of your house is good insulation, this is a well-known fact. But it is a common misconception that a good layer of insulating material should always be thick and bulky and it would take quite a bit of our available space. A team of scientists from […]

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Adding Beer Waste to Bricks Improves Their Heat Insulation Properties

Mila Luleva — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:17:45 +0000

If every time you had a beer, you were overwhelmed by a guilty feeling that the beer brewing byproduct ends up in landfills, worry no more. A team of Portuguese researchers established that used grains added to bricks boost the insulating abilities of the building material by creating tiny air pockets. Sometimes, reading about such groundbreaking discoveries […]

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How a Well Insulated House Saves Hundreds of Dollars a Year

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:19:14 +0000

Heating and cooling costs account for between 50% and 70% of all energy costs in the average home, so maximizing the value of the energy you use is incredibly important. That means properly insulating your home. Adding insulation to a home can lower heating bills, but there are other benefits as well. When a home […]

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