Energy efficiency

How Attic Insulation can Reduce Cooling Costs this Summer

As summer steamrolls across Louisiana, many homeowners in New Orleans and the surrounding area are wondering how they can lower their cooling costs without lowering their quality of life. If turning off the air conditioner isn’t an option, what’s the next best thing? The truth is you don’t need to run your air conditioner all […]

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Is Cellulose Insulation Vulnerable to Moisture?

Is Cellulose Insulation Moisture Resistant? In southern states like Louisiana and Mississippi, humidity poses a problem for homeowners seeking affordable, reliable insulation. As insulation is a long-term investment, it’s natural that residents of Gulf Coast cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge would want a product that is able to withstand humidity and moisture-related problems. Because

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Which Fire-Proofing Technology gives Businesses the Greatest Benefits?

Fire-proofing Technology – Is it Worth It? Keeping clients, staff, and assets safe should be the main priority of any entrepreneur. Any number of events could threaten that safety – from hurricanes to fires – and so businesses attempting to secure commercial and industrial buildings naturally want to invest in a technology that provides the

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Incentives for Energy Efficient Louisiana Homeowners

Homeowners Incentives for Insulation Make upgrading your insulation affordable with homeowners incentives. Making your residence more energy efficient will save you thousands of dollars over the life of your home. Utility bills are cut in half in many cases as heating and cooling needs become more consistent and less energy is wasted. However, making the decision to

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What are the Most Practical Home Improvements for Minimizing Energy consumption?

From computers to air conditioners to refrigerators, American homeowners possess more and more appliances and gadgets that place an ever higher price tag on utility bills. Energy consumption has more than doubled since 1980, according to Energy Star findings, and with great consumption comes great cost. For homeowners seeking relief from the exorbitant demands of

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What is the Most environmentally Friendly Insulation?

Energy conscious homeowners in Louisiana and throughout the United States recognize that they can make a difference when it comes to environmental concerns. Though residential buildings now make up 22% of all U.S. energy use, according to research from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, homeowners can reduce that number through the proper application of

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Harahan homeowner got energy efficiency with certified installers

Hire Certified Installers Balash decided, he needed a certified installer if he was going to spend the money to upgrade his insulation. He had chosen spray foam insulation for the project.  Eager to see his heating and cooling costs reduced, he began researching local insulation contractors. What he found was typical of an unregulated industry.

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Ductwork Insulation Reduces Energy Waste and Utility Costs

One of the benefits of attic encapsulation is energy savings. Insulation is required between the attic space and the living space below, which keeps temperatures in the living quarters of a home regulated. However, insulation applied to an attic’s floor provides no temperature control in the attic itself. Conditioned air, therefore, running through ductwork that

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Energy Efficient Insulation by Certified Contractors

During New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, the city celebrated the substantial influx of new businesses to Louisiana that has brought with it new ways of thinking and working. Louisiana has enjoyed an economic renaissance during a time when other American cities were foundering, and the pioneering creatives that have staked their claims here have forward-thinking notions

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Proper Spray Foam Installation by Certified Contractors

While spray foam insulation undoubtedly saves money for Louisiana homeowners like Bill Sadin of New Orleans, proper installation is critical. Hiring contractors without specific expertise in the field of spray foam and energy efficiency could result in more harm than damage. The mixing and application of the material requires precision and understanding that many general

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Baton Rouge Businesses Spray Foam Insulation

Recognized nationally as one of the best places in America to start a business, Baton Rouge, Louisiana outpaces many cities in terms of economic growth, even during challenging times. A hub for young entrepreneurs experimenting with innovative, new technologies as well as traditional Louisiana industries like petrochemical production and manufacturing, the city and its business

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Why Industry Leaders Chose Commercial Insulation

Why Industry Relies on Commercial Insulation Industry leaders know commercial insulation will give them savings in both time and money.  Is it commercial insulation?  It acts like commercial insulation and it is the same product used in residential applications.  It is just that strong of a product.    Sunlight Contractors uses certified installers to ensure the job is done

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Blown in Cellulose Insulation

Blown in Cellulose Insulation for Historic New Orleans Homes For many New Orleans homeowners, adding insulation can be tricky business. Historic homes must meet strict codes, and it can be a challenge to find an insulation that meets code requirements while also providing the air sealing required by leaky older structures and an adequate R-value

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Closed cell Spray Foam Seals Moisture out of Covington Hsome

If there’s one thing that southern Louisianans can’t escape, it’s moisture. Winter or summer, homeowners in cities like New Orleans, Mandeville, and Covington struggle to keep their residences free from the problems associated with the constant humidity. During the summer, the humidity leaves locals feeling swamped in heat. During the winter, the dampness in the

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Covington Business Owner Chooses the Insulation Experts Sunlight

Choosing an Insulation Contractor Who does an expert turn to when she needs assistance? Another expert, of course! One of the traits of a wise person is her ability to discern the reliability, knowledge, and integrity of those she works with. In Michelle Samuels’ case, she turned to the energy experts at Sunlight Contractors, LLC

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Louisiana builders Trust Efficient Insulation Installation Sunlight

Insulation Installation by a Certified Contractor Louisiana builders like Jimmy Smith of Southeast Louisiana Construction trust the contractors at Sunlight Contractors, LLC. Why? They know efficient, professional workmanship when they see it! Our spray foam insulation installation renovations help builders finish homes with an airtight, moisture resistant seal that increases the integrity and the value of

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How a Slidell homeowner Insulated – Received Air Seal Benefits

Added Benefits of Insulating – Air Seal Homeowners usually think of air sealing as caulking windows and weather stripping doors.  With closed cell spray foam insulation you get the added benefit of air seal in tiny cracks and crevices that we can not see. Like many homeowners in southern Louisiana, Manny Bautista of Slidell was confronted

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Get the Gift of Energy Savings Efficiency through Spray Foam Insulation

From New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Sunlight Contractors has spent the year giving homeowners the gift of energy savings. With open cell spray foam applied to attics and walls and closed cell spray foam applied to crawl spaces, residents of southern Louisiana are experiencing the superior comfort and savings that come from a home that

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Moisture Prevention for New Orleans Homeowners

Moisture Prevention for your Home We can thank our humid climate for the lush foliage of City Park and the vibrant blooms of the bougainvillea, but humidity also creates problems for homeowners in New Orleans. Mold, mildew, and rot are all common dilemmas confronting thousands of structures in southern Louisiana’s moist warmth. Louisiana’s humidity creates

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Heat Retention Prevention in Coat Spray Foam Insulation Ignition Barrier

Spray Foam Insulation Ignition Barrier In the past, it was necessary for contractors to install a separate fire barrier to installations of spray foam insulation. However, Gaco fused the insulation and air sealing properties of spray polyurethane foam with an Ignition Barrier that makes spray foamed spaces not only safer but more affordable. How? GacoFireStop

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