Green Option in Home Insulation

One of the reasons home owners install or upgrade their home's insulation is to reduce the environmental impact of heating and cooling. A large amount of your home energy bill is heating and cooling costs. Since energy production contributes to global warming, reducing energy use at home directly helps the environment. To further reduce the environment impact of your home, you can use green insulation products and technology. By using blown insulation in your Canton, OH home, you will be saving money and reducing your environmental footprint as well.

Global Warming Potential

The environmental impact of any product is measured by green living advocates by calculating its global warming potential. The higher the global warming potential of a product, the greater the harm it causes the environment. The GWP is calculated by taking into account the energy used to produce and install the products, the energy consumed in using it, and the energy used to recycle or dispose of it. By choosing to use blown insulation in your North Olmsted home you will be opting for a product with a low GWP. Fiber Glass Batts require high heat to produce. This, in turn, consumes energy, contributing to global warming. Spray foam insulation is produced using petrochemicals and, therefore, contributes to global warming. The spraying agents used in the installation of spray foam insulation also contribute to global warming.

On the other hand blown insulation offered by your insulation contractor in Akron, OH, has a low GWP. Up to 85 percent of the cellulose used is shredded newsprint that has been collected for recycling and would otherwise end up in landfills. Very little energy is used in the shredding of the newsprint and in the high pressure installation process. So, instead of adding to global warming, the blown insulation option ensures that the cellulose is reused.

Non-toxic Products

As a homeowner who is concerned about the global environment, you are naturally concerned about the environment of your home as well. As far as possible you would like to use non-toxic products for home insulation. Blown insulation scores high in this area as well. While spray foam insulation has to be installed by technicians wearing hazmat suits and special respiratory devices, your insulation contractor at Canton, OH, will send technicians in standard clothes when installing blown insulation. This fact makes it clear that blown insulation is non-toxic and safe for you. The cellulose is only treated with a borate solution that is used even in eye drops to ensure that it has flame retardant properties.

Better Performance

Apart from being non-toxic and using less energy to produce an insulation material has to insulate effectively to reduce energy consumption in homes. Here too, blown insulation rates high. Your insulation company in Canton, OH will suggest blown insulation as an upgrade for poorly installed fiber glass batts. Unless the fiber glass batts are properly installed they can have voids or be compressed and have a lower effective insulation. Since blown insulation is easier to install, it is a superior choice for use in attics and the empty spaces in walls.