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Reduce your energy bill - free energy efficiency guides available

For Release: Oct. 22, 2007

Reduce your household energy bill by making some simple energy-saving weatherization and insulation improvements to your home.

Create an energy-saving thermal envelope for your home
Insulation slows down the heat flow through a building’s envelope.  A home’s building envelope contains the walls, attic, roof and basement–basically everything that surrounds the space you want to keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

Insulation works all year long to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient.  In the winter, it slows heat loss and helps prevent condensation buildup. During summer months, insulation reduces heat gain and helps keep your home cool.

Learn more about where to insulate your home by ordering free, easy-to-follow guides to at home energy savings–the Home Series. Call or email the Iowa Energy Center today to order your books, (515) 294-8819 or iec@energy.iastate.edu.

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