Still stinging from summer utility bills the size of a hefty car payment and looking toward another long cooling season, North Texans want relief. BEN TORRES/Special Contributor Jose Luis Contreras ...

Q. I’ve been thinking about what you wrote recently about using foil radiant barriers in an attic to keep it cooler in hot weather and wonder if I could spray silver paint under the roof decking and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shiny, flashy radiant barriers are a hot topic among Sunbelt homeowners interested in reducing their utility bills. Installed in attic air spaces between the roof decking and insulation, a radiant ...

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 ...

Focused on Condensation, Air Sealing, and Heat Flow Cool in the summer. Warm in the winter. Dry all the time.” — Jonathan Barber HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — New ...

If you’ve owned your home for long, you probably remember hearing about sheets of reflective foil that could save you up to 40 percent in energy bills. While these claims were mostly the exaggerations ...

Mohit Gupta is a Program Head for BEEP (Building Energy Efficiency Program) for Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a JV of PSUs under ministry of power. In today’s world, where energy conservation ...