Insulation Innovations

Our customers are smart people- period. The EcoFoil product experts who answer our phones hear some of the coolest stories about adaptations for radiant barrier and metalized bubble insulation. We thought we should share.

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Ecofoil Reflective Insulation is Smart Business

Smartie Pants Daycare is using Ecofoil Reflective Insulation to keep their young Einsteins at a comfortable temperature for learning and play. You might just want to look into this high quality childcare program if you live near South Park in San Diego, California. If you want your children to be eating gluten-free organic food and learning their alphabet in a home that cares enough to install non-toxic forms of crawl space insulation and floor joist insulation to keep the playroom cool in the heat while at the same time keeping the floors warm for itty bitty bare toes, then, you are going to want to send your growing love bugs to this greener daycare.

Maybe you'd like to do what Smartie Pants Daycare did and save money while running a greener business? Linda Kinney, from Smartie Pants Daycare, says, "We are saving $50 - $70 a month after installing Ecofoil in the crawl space, attic, garage ceiling rafters, and the playroom ceiling rafters between the drywall and the flat roof. The wood floors are no longer too cold to walk on! My garage and attic are at least 10 degrees cooler in the summer."

Smartie Pants Daycare hired a handyman to install Ecofoil's reflective insulation. The handyman expressed how impressed he was with the quality as well as the ease of installation of Ecofoil reflective insulation, unlike other brands he has worked with which seemed more like "household aluminum foil" that "tore and ripped easily". Ecofoil is simply better quality.

How would you describe Ecofoil reflective insulation? Linda Kinney says, "Quality, non-toxic, easy-to-install foil insulation safe for children and pets."

When asked what her overall experience with Ecofoil was like, she said, "Wonderful and if I can think of anymore places to use it to save money, I will."

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It's all about cork - where it comes from and how to use it in sustainable building practices at our sister blog greenbuild.org.  Imagine cork forests in the SE US as an investment opportunity.  http://www.greenbuild.org/sustainable-materials/sustainable-building-cork/

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5 cheap ways to save 1,000 gallons of water Water is humanity’s most valuable resource. Want to green your usage? These ideas cost next to nothing and can each save 1,000 gallons a year.

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Recycling or upcycling, whichever you call it, re-using existing space for new, creative endeavors is always exciting.

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Contractors & builders end up transporting their tools and materials from job site to job site, we’ve all seen the pickup trucks with the storage boxes in the back, but do you ever think about the time it takes for the owner of that truck to load and unload their temperature sensitive materials and tools each night if they don’t have a heated garage for their truck? 

The ingenious folks at HOTBOX thought it all through – and they used EcoFoil as a component of their solution.  They developed a HOTBOX system that includes a heating element, thermostat and sensor to heat small storage spaces and then used EcoFoil bubble insulation  inserts to keep the heat efficiently inside that space.

Check out their site for a video that shows how the HOTBOX insert fits into a truck box: http://www.hotboxinserts.com.

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As home to the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the University of California at Los Angeles is paving the way in setting a green example and pioneering eco-practices and programs on its West L.A. campus.

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Fascinated with science - this weekend we took EcoFoil to the Natural Living Expo in Des Moines, IA and had a lot of fun showing off the reflective properties of EcoFoil to the crowd.  While we had some great conversations with adults, to be sure, we had the most fun sharing the science with the kids who were attending.  This is one of the future innovators we met - his excitement about how our Ecofoil radiant barrier works to block radiant heat makes us sure he'll be working through some great inventions of his own as he gets a little older.  High schools science teachers, keep your eyes out for this one.

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300 Sq Foot Living?

We're learning about it here at EcoFoil, and we're fascinated. Andrew and Crystal Odom of Tiny r(E)volution approached us about a sponsorship for their Tiny House build and we were hooked. They were looking for a product to use to protect and insulate the underside of their tiny house and after talking it through we thought that our white double bubble insulation would offer them both the durability and insulating value they will need for this house that will be built on top of a 30 foot trailer bed.

Of course we couldn't miss the opportunity to help them protect their house from the sun too, so they'll be doing a more standard application of perforated radiant barrier in the attic of their tiny house.

Here's the exact EcoFoil products that will be used in the house build:

500 sq feet of white double bubble foil insulation

125 feet of 3" white insulation tape

500 sq feet of perforated radiant barrier

If you've ever considered building a tiny house, or even a moderate sized house that's energy efficient, you should follow the Tiny r(E)volution build how-to. The Odom's are documenting every step of their build so that you know exactly what you're getting into, what problems they encounter along the way, and how they solve them so you're prepared to do the same.

We can't wait to see what comes next.

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Backyard Produce is using EcoFoil Bubble Insulation to keep their fresh produce at a comfortable temperature for delivery.  You might just find one of these insulated boxes of farm fresh fruits & veggies on your doorstep if you live in their delivery area that spreads outward from Greensboro/Winston-Salem.  Learn more about Backyard Produce, North Carolina's online farmer's market at www.byproduce.com.

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You might want to know the basics of what EcoFoil Radiant Barrier is and how it works before you learn how our customers use it to create alternative solutions.