Attic heat gain significantly impacts home cooling costs during summer months. A thin layer of reflective aluminum foil can ...

A simple reflective layer beneath your roof could reduce summer heat entering your home by up to 53%. Here's what researchers ...

Attic radiant barriers and interior radiation control coatings are proven technologies that significantly reduce the flow of radiant heat across attic spaces. This reduction in radiant heat lowers ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Most North American homes are heated, cooled and ventilated with forced air. Some have ...

Here are excerpts from an insightful (and humorous) post on radiant barriers penned by Bob Zabcik, Director of Research and Development for NCI Group Inc., on the MBCI blog. I’ve always been a huge ...

Q. I recently heard about some new cooling strategy called “radiant barriers” in which heat from the house is directed up to the roof. Do you know if this really works, and if reflecting the heat out ...

Q. What is your take on using two-sided aluminum material in the attic over existing insulation? I’ve been told it is an idea from NASA that uses material like this to protect astronauts in space. A ...

This article was originally published July 9, 2012. As the temperatures rise, you start worrying about your air-conditioning bill and hope that somewhere, somehow you can find a new, improved and ...

The next series of articles on alternative radiant heating systems is going to be directed towards radiant ceiling heating and cooling systems. In all of my years of applying radiant comfort systems, ...

Q: I recently heard about some new cooling strategy called “radiant barriers” in which heat from the house is directed up to the roof. Do you know if this really works, and if reflecting the heat out ...

This is a 2017 test site installation performed in a wood frame house (including garage, workshop and upstairs apartment) located in Carlisle, MA. The system has been in operation for the past two ...