Save your pocketbook and the planet with spray foam insulation in your home Approximately 56% of energy used in a home goes to heating and cooling and uncontrolled air leakage and in a typical home this can account for as much as 30 to 50 percent of heating and cooling costs. Closed-cell spray foam, such [...]
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs Building and Development Branch recently amended the Building Code Act, 1992, to include the Supplementary Standard SB-12 Energy Efficiency for Housing. The 2012 Code’s Division B, Part 12 introduces new prescriptive and performance compliance packages that represent an energy efficiency improvement in new homes of approximately 15% over the [...]
Thank you Rob for fighting for sharks. Last week Canada - and indeed the world- lost a very special person. Rob Stewart, an environmentalist and film maker, best known for his outspoken campaign against shark-finning. Stewart had been diving in the Florida keys and filming Sharkwater: Extinction, the sequel to his famous documentary Sharkwater when both he [...]
Baby it is cold outside! It is the deep of winter and now is the time when you may start to notice cold drafts and areas in your house where that seem to be colder than other rooms. So jut how comfortable is your house? If you feel cold you Now is a good time [...]
Before you plan to invest in renovations, invest in insulation If you are planning to invest in home improvements, start by making sure you have the best insulation in your home first. One of the wisest investments you can make is to insulate, your house is more comfortable when all drafts are eliminated ,and you [...]
Spray Foam Insulation will help save you money this Winter Did you know most homes will have up to 50% of their hot or cold air leaking outside? When it should remain trapped inside. Did you know that enough air escapes from a typical house every day to fill two Goodyear blimps? In winter, cold air seeps [...]
