Professional Builders Must Learn to Build Green

Every industry is being impacted by global issues. Finding ways to build and live in eco-friendly buildings has become a priority for many professional builders. Building “green” will soon become essential to generating and keeping business running. Heating and cooling in efficient and environmentally-saving ways is the shape of the future. Providing proper ground insulation to buyers installing radiant heated floors can assist them in keeping the earth’s resources in check.

Heated floor insulation protects homes and larger commercial buildings from major heat loss. Any time cold air is allowed in or warm air out, the systems trying to maintain a constant temperature are taxed. This often translates to higher emissions and higher energy bills. Much is wasted unless ground insulation is properly selected and installed. Efficient floor insulation in turn promotes energy-saving and resource-saving heating costs. The builder is happy, the buyer is happy, and the environment is especially happy.

The trend of “going green” is here to stay. As the consumer becomes savvier, so do the technologies available to them. Professional builders will be smart to invest in quality ground insulation for their radiant floor heating projects because it will not only save them time and money, it may also help save our green planet.

The Advantages of Ground Insulation

Most homeowners and construction professionals understand the benefits of insulating walls and roofs, but what about ground insulation? Anyone forced to live in a basement during winter will tell you that a non-insulated floor is the biggest source of chills. The cold from the soil surrounding the house (and the cement foundation) usually keeps basements chilly year round, and in winter this becomes more than a little problem for people living in cold regions. Using Insul-Tarp ground insulation during the cement slab pouring process will keep the heat in, and the cold out.

An Insul-Tarp is even more effective for use in basements when it is coupled with electric radiant floor heat. The Insul-Tarp forces the heat from the radiant heat cables upward to warm the floors, and prevents wasteful heat loss into the ground that will make your system run less efficiently. Making Insul-Tarp part of the cement pouring process will reduce installation time of using traditional forms of insulation by less than half. The newfound warmth in your basement and cost savings of less wasteful energy use is sure to put a smile on your face and future home buyers.