Avoid most DIY spray-foam products - most don't meet code
To ensure our clients always receive the best prices possible, we regularly track material and labor rates for a large variety of energy measure types. Spray polyurethane foam - which acts both as an air barrier and as a thermal barrier (i.e. as insulation) - is no exception. (To be clear, this post regards spray-foam applied to medium or large surface areas, not to spray-foam used for spot air-sealing.) We know how to get our clients the most competitive prices possible and
Energy Improvement + Incentive + Low Interest Loan = Immediate Return on Investment
We're always happy to design and help implement energy improvments with short payback periods and long lifecycles, allowing for generous returns on investment. But what's even better is when there's no initial investment required, and thus no payback period, and the utility cost savings start immediately upon improvement implementation. If you have a 1-4 unit building, this may very well be available to you right now! Let's say, for instance, that your property's domestic hot
Have steam heating? Convert and save 40% or more!
Does your building have steam heating? If so, you should really consider converting to a hydronic system or, potentially, supplementing your existing steam system with heat pumps. Such retrofits aren't slam dunks for all buildings - just how wise these retrofit investments are can depend on other building characteristics, hours of occupancy, and just how much fuel the building is using now. But in general, we see very deep energy and cost savings reductions. We've seen these
