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Make winter weatherization your summer project

(June 26, 2008)

Reduce your household energy bill – in the summer and winter - 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 cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

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

Learn more about energy efficiency from free, easy-to-follow Home Series booklets. Call or email the Iowa Energy Center today to order your books, (515) 294-8819 or iec@energy.iastate.edu.

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