Friday, June 27, 2008

Innovative insulation

Work to insulate our house began this week, and continues today. We chose a really neat product called HEATLOK, which is a soy-based, spray-in foam insulation. Made from vegetable oils and recycled plastics, it has a very high insulation value, provides a complete air barrier, and contains a built-in vapour barrier. It expands in place to fill all those little gaps around windows and doors, which are the real energy suckers in a home.

Plus, it's really cool. It looks like the surface of the moon.

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