Why Insulate?
The two best ways to reduce the amount of energy a home uses are:
- Ensure your home has Cavity Wall Insulation
- Ensure your home has the correct amount of Loft Insulation
In doing so you will drastically reduce the harmful CO2 emissions caused by your home’s
energy consumption. Both types of insulation can have a dramatic effect. A correctly insulated
home can reduce fuel bills by as much as £200 per year (depending on your house size) and once
it’s in place it lasts a lifetime. Imagine feeling the benefits of a warmer, cosier, more
comfortable home that costs less to run and is kinder to the environment.
Heat Loss
The walls and roof of your home account for 60% heat loss! Insulation helps to retain heat within
you home.
Global Warming - More concerning than you imagine
The human race is engaged in the largest and most dangerous scientific experiment in history.
It may not be intentional, but we’re beginning to experience the disastrous consequences of
tampering with the Earth’s atmosphere. The phenomenon known as global warming is occurring
because large volumes of greenhouse gases - including carbon dioxide (CO2) – are escaping
and accumulating in the Earth's atmosphere. This causes the planet’s average air and ocean
temperatures to increase and sea levels to rise, resulting in increasingly severe weather
conditions. This effect is called climate change and it’s already beginning to happen.
The facts make for uncomfortable reading:
- Nine out of ten of the warmest years on record occurred between 1990 and 2003
- During the 20th Century, the average global temperature rose by 0.6 degrees centigrade
- This century they will rise by another 5.8 degrees
It’s not too late to act, but we need to do so now. If we start solving the problem today, we
can make the future more comfortable for everybody.
Climate Change - What causes it?
The climate change that we are experiencing as a result of global warming won’t just lead to the
temperature rising by a couple of degrees. The effects will be dramatic and cause extreme
weather conditions - including gales, droughts, massive floods and increasingly fierce weather.
The energy we use to heat, cool and light our homes is responsible for more than 40% of
all the CO2 released by power stations. So reducing these emissions would be a huge step
in slowing down climate change. There are a number of ways we can achieve this. And it’s
not as difficult as you might think.
It’s cheaper and easier than you think
Millfold can install cavity wall and loft insulation in your home and it’s
surprisingly simple and cost effective. All privately owned / rented properties
are eligible for a grant, in certain circumstances you may qualify for free insulation.
The lofts in many homes are already insulated but don’t assume you have enough. The
government recommends that all loft insulation should be 250mm thick for maximum energy
savings, but recent research shows that very few of us have this much.
Source: Knauf Insulation
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