Radiant Barrier

Ed Fritz on November 24th, 2009

A common question is “What Is The R-Value of Radiant Barrier Foil?”
The answer: ZERO
Heat moves in 3 different methods:  1) Conductive 2) Radiant 3) Convective.  R-Value is a term used to measure how resistant a product is to CONDUCTIVE HEAT ONLY.  The best way to illustrate this is to picture an ice chest with a [...]

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Ed Fritz on November 16th, 2009

Dust, Dust, Dust – Everybody is SO worried about dust on radiant barriers.  If you do enough reading about radiant barriers, eventually you will find someone tell you that radiant barriers are good but they will lose their effectiveness by (fill in the blank) percentage after (fill in the blank) number of years.
So, what is [...]

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Radiant barrier is rapidly gaining popularity in cold climates. It’s not just for hot climates like here in Texas. Being a Texas guy, cold to me is about fifty degrees and REALLY cold is when it actually reaches freezing. Admittedly, I don’t have a ton of first hand experience with extended cold periods.

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Learn how Radiant Barrier can help save on your energy costs. Why does it work? How does it work? What makes Radiant Barrier Foil so effective in reducing energy bills?

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