EVERYONE IS LOOKING TO LOWER THEIR ENERGY BILLS AND MAKE LIVING CONDITIONS COMFORTABLE AT THE SAME TIME.
TECHNOLOGY HAS CAUGHT UP TO MOTHER NATURE AND NOW YOU
CAN JOIN IN THE FIGHT!
NEW SERVICE FROM MDB PAINTING INC.:
INTERIOR RADIATION CONTROL COATINGS
How do you greet your energy bills when the postman brings them to you? Do you grin broadly and say “yay!” or does it turn more into a deep growl that scares even the cat?
Good news! Technology has once more caught up with Mother Nature and now is the time to fight back. We are proud to introduce our newest service: interior radiation control coatings.
Did you know that up to 80% or more of heat gain in any building is generated from radiant energy entering from the roof? What is radiant energy? Radiant energy is the energy that arrives in waves from our Sun. When solar heated waves hit the roof of any building, residential or commercial, the roof will absorb the heat, which in turn increases the temperature in your attic. Elevated temperatures in the attic mean elevated temperatures throughout the building. In the summertime, elevated attic heat means increased A/C costs, while in winter, radiant energy comes from within (i.e., a furnace) and can actually escape through the roof, resulting in higher heating costs.
Example of radiant energy upon a roof. Energy savings vary depending on building materials, location and conditions before application.
Interior radiation control coating (sometimes referred to as IRCC) is an energy-efficient coating that has tremendous power in helping you keep the cold out in wintertime and the heat out in the summertime. IRCCs prevent roofing materials from radiating heat and in turn block large amounts of radiant energy that enters dwellings and buildings through the roof. Once applied to the underside of the roof decking, the coating will help retain your heat during the winter, and on those hotter days will effectively lower the internal temperatures, thus keeping the heat out. These coatings are typically applied to the rafters and the underside of the roof decking in your attic and are formulated in such a way that they are not a vapor barrier, which can trap moisture. For a better understanding of how a standard vapor barrier works:
“Through a process called convection, warm air will always move toward colder air, meaning that during the winter the air inside your home is always trying to escape the house and move toward the cold air outside. Warm air also expands, and therefore has the capacity to hold more moisture than cold air -- moisture that is picked up naturally from inside your house. As the air cools, it contracts and loses some of its capacity, so the moisture is given off to cooler surrounding surfaces.
The result of all this is that warm, moisture-laden air is constantly on the move from inside to outside. As it leaves the warm interior of the house and enters the walls, attic, and crawl space, it cools off and gives up its moisture, which in turn can saturate the insulation and framing. The more moisture there is in the air and the more differential there is between the inside and outside temperatures, the worse the problem can become -- in the more extreme cases, the insulation is rendered virtually useless and severe rot can take place in structural members.”
Source: Copyright 2001-2006 Inman News Features. Distributed by Inman News Features. Article by Paul Bianchina.
In other words, enough vapors and the combination of hot and cold air in the attic can result in a mini-thunderstorm full of unwanted moisture!
Being energy-efficient brings along with it great relief, limits using up our natural resources, and keeps your cooling and/or heating systems from working any harder than they need to. This part in and of itself ultimately saves you money.
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