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Article: Keep the heat inside with outside insulation.
- Article from:
- Popular Science
- Article date:
- October 1, 1984
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1984 Bonnier Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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It makes sense: Wrap your home in plastic, and you're bound to keep heat in and drafts and cold air out. A new idea? Well, not really.
Exterior insulation has been used for some time on commercial buildings: the tall white hotel with the rough finish; the newly stuccoed office building; and the bank with the "sculptured" look. they may all have been insulated with a layer of polystyrene. Although exterior insulation has had a reputation for being expensive, more recently the cost of materials has made it competitive with brick and stucco for use on concrete structures. (It's not economical for use over wood.) And now some two dozen manufacturers offer it for ...
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Article: Lack of cavity insulation costs pounds82m
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);
February 9, 2007 ;
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...A survey has revealed that about pounds82 million is wasted in the South West each year because of a lack of home insulation. The not-for-profit business Energy Saving Trust said the money was lost as a result of a lack of cavity wall insulation in homes built after the 1920s. About 810,000 homes
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