It’s almost every day we hear something about climate change.  Climate change not only affects the Artic regions; it also affects your energy bill.

Older houses were built to breath meaning they expand from excess heat during the day and contract as heat dissipates during the evening.  Home insulation contractors provided quality knowledge about how to efficiently retain as much heat as possible during the night and repel as much as possible during the day; their knowledge and technical advances continue to help today.

If you own a home, you should consider having a home energy audit performed by qualified residential energy auditors.  The energy auditor will normally use a thermal imaging system that can detect even the smallest amount of energy exchange between cracks and poor insulation in your walls, doors, and windows.

They can even evaluate your electrical equipment from your refrigerator to the types of light bulbs you use.  Every bit of energy you save lowers your energy bill and your carbon footprint.  The less carbon emissions we have occurring the greater the chance of, hopefully, avoiding the cataclysm of climate change.