EcoLogical Insulationis proud to support Homes for Our Troops. We recently had the opportunity to install spray foam insulation in order to create low cost homes for severely injured veterans. We worked closely with Alabama Power to make a high efficiency home using our spray foam insulation to keep energy costs low.
To learn more about the project visit Alabama News Center’s article on Homes for Our Troops.
EcoLogical Insulation is now a part of NICE! The National Insulation Contractors’ Exchange, LLC is a group of independent insulation contractors located throughout the United States sharing a sincere desire to remain independent in the face of industry consolidation. To find out more, visit nicexchange.com
Icynene LD-R-50 earns USDA BioPreferred Status |
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ICYNENE LD-R-50™ spray foam insulation has earned the United States Department of Agriculture’s BioPreferred status for use of rapidly renewable materials. The insulation uses castor oil instead of petroleum based polyols. Castor oil is a safe natural ingredient that is found in common products such as lip balm. The castor plant is grown on marginal cropland, is not a food source, and requires little if any irrigation or pesticides. ICYNENE LD-R-50™ is a spray applied thermal insulation that is also an air barrier system. It insulates and air-seals in one step for maximum energy conservation while minimizing the environmental impact during manufacturing and construction. All Icynene® spray foam insulation products are 100% water blown and contain no HCFC’s or PBDE’s. |
| Cap and Trade – A Hidden Tax Increase that Spray Foam Insulation Can Help Offset
The Obama administration has lofty goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. Congress also supports these ambitious goals. If the president and the legislative body are unable to enact regulations, the EPA has said that they will take regulation into their own hands. No one can argue the importance of protecting our environment from carbon emissions; however, proposed cap and trade legislation would tax the polluters who would in turn have to pass along the burden of those taxes to the average consumer like you and me.
The cap and trade plan is essentially a carbon emissions tax that would hit electric utilities like the Southern Company that use coal as their primary energy source. Southern Company currently gets approximately 71% of its energy from coal-fired power plants. This would also affect local electric co-ops who purchase their energy from the Southern Company. If enacted the taxes would flow through to the consumer, as the utilities fight to remain profitable. Southern Company recently increased electricity prices in Alabama; and if the cap and trade legislation is enacted, consumers should expect their electricity prices to skyrocket further.
Spray foam insulation is one product that can help reduce electricity consumption and therefore indirectly decrease the burden of this potential hidden tax increase. It is a product that can be used in new construction or existing homes. There are even tax credits available to put spray foam insulation into existing homes. Products like ICYNENE LD-R-50™ are environmentally responsible and drastically reduce electrical usage from heating and cooling.
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Standing in a Home Depot in Alexandria, Virginia today, President Obama said that home insulation “is sexy.”
“I know the idea may not be very glamorous, although I get really excited about it,” Mr. Obama said, “here’s what’s sexy about it: saving money.”
Mr. Obama said the current lack of efficiency in most homes and buildings is the equivalent of watching “$20 bills just, sort of, floating though the window up into the atmosphere.”
Following his economic speech last Tuesday in which he outlined new ways to spur job creation, Mr. Obama today traveled to Home Depot to focus on one part of that place: home retrofitting as a way to make them more energy efficient and to create jobs.
With insulation and heating products saying “tax credit eligible” in the backdrop, Mr. Obama spoke about how energy efficiency can lead to green jobs.
“Installing new windows and doors, insulation, roofing, ceiling leaks, modernizing heating and cooling equipment — is one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest things we can do to put American back to work while saving money and reducing harmful emissions.”
The President called on Congress to provide new temporary incentives for Americans to make energy-efficiency retrofit investment in their homes.
“And we want them to do it soon,” he added.
With investments made under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including state and local energy grants – the President said the administration is on pace to upgrade the homes of half a million Americans by this time next year.
“Most of this stuff is going to pay for itself. You put in the insulation, you weatherize your home now, you will make up that money in a year or two years or three years, and then everything after that is just gravy.”
And Mr. Obama joked he might just do a little of his own shopping for Christmas at the home improvement store.
“Seeing how Christmas is just around the corner and we’re at Home Depot, I thought I might knock out some of my holiday shopping. I figure my energy secretary wants a few million energy-efficient light bulbs. My press secretary wants something that will prevent leaks.”
Contact EcoLogical Insulation for questions on your next project.
EcoLogical Grows to Cover the State of Alabama Including Tuscaloosa, Huntsville and Birmingham |
| EcoLogical Insulation – Press Release For the past several years an Auburn, Alabama based company, EcoLogical Insulation, has been changing the way homes across the southeast are being insulated and kept warm. How? They are using an innovative technique coupled with new, greener, technology known as Icynene.
Unlike other uses of insulation such as fiber glass batts, rock and slag wool, or cotton and denim, Icynene is essentially spray foam that is water blown and open celled which produces a healthier, quieter home experience while reducing home heating cost. Growing to be the number one insulation product, EcoLogical Insulation is making a name for themselves by being the only licensed professionals in Central America. Right now, EcoLogical Insulation is looking to expand their business further in the state of Alabama by moving into the Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. You don’t have to be building a new home to have access to spray foam. For existing home owners looking to remodel and re-insulate their homes with Icynene for whatever the reasoning; to save utility costs, power, to go greener, or to simply stay warmer, EcoLogical Insulation can do the job you’re looking for. EcoLogical Insulation employs individuals who have had years of experience with spray foam insulation so that their customers can feel safe and become informed when employees are on site. EcoLogical Insulation are also committed to the environment by being committed to other informational services such ENERGY STAR, Simple Steps, and Earth Easy. Through this commitment EcoLogical Insulation strives to inform the public not only about better Insulation products, but better environmental and sustainable living. Information Details: |
