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2. Home maintenance tasks that can lower your energy bill - AOL

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   In particular, homeowners should consider insulating areas that may not already be insulated, like unfinished basements, attics, exterior walls, ducts, ceiling, flooring (especially floors that ...

3. Give Jack Frost The Cold Shoulder With These 18 Winter Home ...

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   October 25, 2024 at 2:23 AM. Old Man Winter is sharpening his icicles, and it's time to fortify your home against his chilly assault. We've gathered 18 genius tips that'll turn your humble abode ...

4. Building insulation - Wikipedia

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   By installing insulation, buildings use less energy for heating and cooling and occupants experience less thermal variability. Retrofitting buildings with further insulation is an important climate change mitigation tactic, [1][2] especially when buildings are heated by oil, natural gas, or coal-based electricity.

5. Radiant barrier - Wikipedia

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   A radiant barrier is a type of building material that reflects thermal radiation and reduces heat transfer. Because thermal energy is also transferred by conduction and convection, in addition to radiation, radiant barriers are often supplemented with thermal insulation that slows down heat transfer by conduction or convection.

6. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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   The choice of which material or combination of materials is used depends on a wide variety of factors. Glass wool and EPS (expandable polystyrene) were by far the most commonly used building insulation materials in 2022, followed by stone wool and rigid foams made of PUR (polyurethane) and PIR (polyisocyanurate). [1]

7. 55 Times Cheap Fixes Had A Major Impact On Home Life - AOL

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   Paid a handyman to replace a faucet, probably $300, and it solved the leak and aesthetic problem immediately (obviously). Found the guy from an ad on the side of his van at his full time job at an ...