Adding insulation to an unfinished attic or a bare roof cuts back on the cost of your energy bills and keeps the temperatures inside your home more comfortable. If you’re not looking forward to ...

Earth, the plants, and their matted roots provide some insulation on a sod roof. It’s probably a good idea to supplement it with some other type of insulation and/or reflective material, because when ...

To effectively ventilate your roof, create a 1-inch airspace from the soffit to the ridge by installing a continuous air ...

With more than 20 years' experience in energy efficiency and sustainability, Karen cuts through the jargon to explain environmental impacts and help you find greener options. Insulating a pitched roof ...

I am looking for a good way to insulate the roof hatch of my brownstone. I’m thinking of a chunk of foam that would fit snugly in the hatch.

The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA), the trade association representing North American manufacturers of polyiso insulation, announced the publication of updated ...

The correct insulation specification is critical to the success of any flat roof installation. This CPD module, sponsored by Celotex, outlines the main points to consider UBM’s CPD distance-learning ...

I thought Lady Gaga nailed “God Bless America” when she opened the Super Bowl, but I thought she was directed to jump off the roof a beat or two early. There’s a green roof up there! The decision to ...

Question: I live in a modular house that is a 1986 model (I think) or about that. All the cabinets have the info removed. This house has cathedral ceilings, with no crawl space. I want to insulate the ...