How Energy Barricade Blocks Radiant Heat
The Energy Barricade barrier works with a solar powered attic fan to trap and then remove heat from your attic in the summer and to keep warmth in your home’s living spaces in the winter.
In the summer:
Insulation acts just like a sponge. It can only absorb so much heat. When it is full, the heat is pushed down into the living area. After sunset, the hot insulation requires extra work from your air conditioner to cool it down. Our Energy Barricade attic blanket (developed using NASA technology) is laid right over your existing insulation and prevents heat in your attic from penetrating into the insulation.
Our 20-watt solar attic fan vents attic heat and keeps the attic cooler and drier.
In the winter:
Our Energy Barricade attic blanket is double sided so it reflects heat that rises through your insulation back into your home. The attic fan keeps the air circulating so that it remains dry and less prone to mold and mildew problems.
All year long our outlet insulators keeps the hotter or colder air out of your living space while our energy barricade hot water heater wrap make your hot water heater work like a thermos. All if this adds up to major energy cost savings.
Reasons to Use the Proactive Energy System:
- Save Up to 30% on your Home Heating and Cooling Costs*
- Make Your Home More Comfortable.
- Reduce Wear and Tear on Your Heating and Cooling Equipment.
- Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and Help Save Our Precious Natural Resources.
- Decrease Attic Temperatures Up to 30 degrees!
- Improve Duct and Insulation Performance!
- Cool Bonus Rooms and Other Problem Areas!
- Effective in Summer and Winter
- Pays For Itself in Months ----- Continues to Pay You Back For Years!
- Qualifies For Federal Energy Tax Credits.
Testing and Approvals:
- Building Officials and Code Administrators
- International Conference of Building Officials
- Southern Building Code Congress International
- Metropolitan Dade County (FL) Building Code Compliance Dept.
- United States Testing Company
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Tennessee Technological University
- State of California
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Texas A & M University
* The Florida Solar Energy Center has measured and reported that products like Energy Barricade can reduce heat gain through R-19 insulated ceilings by over 40 percent. The Department of Energy recommends products like Energy Barricade in residential attics.