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"Eighty-six percent of Americans would choose one home over another based on its energy efficiency."
- Energy Pulse 2006, Shelton Group, www.energypulse.org
"Between 50-70% of hurricane-induced property damage is caused by roof failure. A roof with dense spray-foam applied to the underside of the rafters can withstand 2 to 3.5 times more uplift resistance than roofs with nails alone."
- Clemson University's Civil Engineering Dept in an article entitled "Spray-Foam & Hurricane-Proof Roofs"
"Using spray-foam insulation on your property can increase it's market value 5% and greatly reduce your utility bills. I recommend GreenBean Insulation to my clients because it is a professional local company that uses an incredible product. I firmly believe 'green' building techniques are the way of the future."
-says Chris Talbot of Talbot Realty Group of New Orleans
The US Dept of Energy recommends an unvented attic system in all new construction in New Orleans & the Gulf Coast. Soffit vents & ridge vents should be not be installed & would be detrimental to the performance of our recommended system.
- from a 2006 report issued by the US Dept of Energy titled: "Habitat Congress Building America - Research towards ZERO Energy Homes: Hot-Humid Climate Case Study for New Orleans, LA"
"The US Energy Depts says cooling & heating a house accounts for between 50-70% of energy usage. Experts say you can save as much as 65% off of your energy bill by making your home more air tight."
- New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, July 2007.
"A vented attic system is one of the dumbest things to do in the Deep South. The air outside is hot, humid, & disgusting. Do you want to bring this air into your attic where it can diffuse through the vapor barrier-less attic insulation and get to the cold, air conditioned ceiling? What were we thinking?"
-Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng of Building Science Corporation, from his Top 10 List of Dumb Things To Do in the South
"More
than 30% of buildings in the US have poor indoor air quality, a
serious problem given that most people spend about 90% of their
time indoors. A 1990 study by the American Medical Association and
the U.S. Army found that indoor air quality problems cost U.S. businesses
150 million workdays and about $15 billion in productivity losses
each year."
-Green Building Resource Center at globalgreen.org on "Why Build Green?" (see
entire article)
"Being a numbers person by
nature and trade, I've come to the conclusion that the financial
return on your investment from installing spray-foam insulation to
your property greatly exceeds any other home improvement. I recommend
GreenBean because they are dependable, local, and cost-effective.
The Federal Tax Credits don't hurt either. "
-David O'Reilly, CPA & PhD Candidate in
Civil Engineering at the University of New Orleans
"When a dense spray-foam product is applied to roof rafters properly, losses due to wind & water damage can be reduced by up to 50% in residential structures."
-Computer modeling conducted by Applied Research Associates of North Carolina, in SPF AND HURRICANE PROOF ROOFS.
"Fiberglass fibers are reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans... small fiberglass particles in air may constitute a meaningful health risk."
-from Independent Investigations of Indoor Air Quality (see entire article in .pdf format)
"Air leakage usually amounts to 30-40% of your energy bill. Stopping air leakage is not only important for energy savings and comfort, but also to protect your home from the damaging effects of moisture. Air leaking into the walls from the interior of the home carries humidity with it. This can cause condensation. The condensation gets the insulation wet and could eventually cause the surrounding wood to rot."
- from the Home Energy Checklist by Randy Martin of the Energy & Environmental Building Association
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