Monday, June 13, 2011

Summer Sizzling Special

Replace your inefficient, difficult to operate, high maintenance windows with State of the Art, energy efficient Gorell Windows from K&H Home Solutions.  K&H can GET IT DONE  starting at only $69.00 per month. Act now to get the best deal of the season!!!
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Boulder Home and Garden Fair; May 14

The 4th Annual Boulder Home & Garden Fair will be held on May 14 this year (rain date, May 21).  Held at the Twenty Ninth Street Retail District from 10 am to 4 pm, the Spring Boulder Home & Garden Fair offers your family an extensive array of ideas and innovation to improve your living environment. Door Prizes, Live Entertainment, Children’s Gardening Workshops, Food Vendors, and more! K&H Home Solutions will exhibit it's full line of products to help you reduce your carbon footprint and save on your utility usage.  Windows, Siding and Insulation starting $69/month*! Visit us at the Boulder H&G Fair or call to make an appointment for a free in home design consultation.
*WAC, minimums and restrictions apply

Southern Wyoming Home & Garden Show May 13 to 15

K&H Home Solutions will be one of the premier exhibiters at the Southern Wyoming Home & Garden Show.  http://www.biztradeshows.com/trade-events/wyoming-homegarden-show.html
Stop in to see our revolutionary, state of the art Gorell Window line. Value priced with a standard Lifetime 50 year warranty.  In addition you can see our lines of vinyl, steel and James Hardie Siding.  You can get a house full of windows or totally re-side your home for payments starting at $69/month (wac some restrictions apply).
Monday, April 25, 2011

Are Some Insulations "Greener" Than Others?

- courtesy of Applegate Insulation -

"Cellulose insulation should be a preferred insulation material for environmentally concerned builders and designers." --Environmental Bldg. News

Insulation is inherently green because it increases the energy efficiency of homes and buildings. But are some insulations "greener" than others? It's worth a look, especially with the strong interest in environmental responsibility.

Performance
Studies have shown that home insulation currently saves 10.41 quadrillion1 BTU's per year! However, if one type of insulation is more effective than another, it can help save even more energy (and money). Studies at universities, national laboratories, private research facilities and hundreds of homes and buildings have shown that cellulose is from 20% to 50% more effective than fiberglass.2 Therefore, using the most conservative number of 20%, if cellulose were used in homes instead of fiberglass, there would be an additional savings of 2.1 quadrillion BTU's per year - the equivalent of a 51-day supply of gasoline for the entire U.S.3



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Recycled Content
Insulation can be an excellent, high quality end use for materials that would otherwise be dumped into landfills. Cellulose and fiberglass insulation have recycled contents varying from 0% to 85%. Cellulose contains from 75% to 85% post-consumer recycled newsprint.4 Fiberglass products contain from 0% to 35% pre-consumer recycled glass.5
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Manufacturing Energy
The amount of energy consumed to manufacture a product is known as its "embodied energy". Every building product from shingles to concrete is made using energy. Some products can be manufactured using little energy. Others require a great deal.

Cellulose insulation is manufactured in fairly small plants which pass recycled newsprint through a series of fiberizers. This equipment is powered by relatively small electric motors.

Fiberglass is manufactured in monstrous blast ovens which consume vast amounts of natural gas to melt sand and chemical additives into glass. The necessary equipment is enormous in size, complexity, and in its appetite for energy.

Manufacturing fiberglass for a home consumes six times more energy than manufacturing cellulose to insulate the same home to the same R-value.6
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                                        Emissions
Standing outside a cellulose plant, one can hear humming motors but there are no smoke plumes and no odors because there are virtually zero emissions.

Manufacturing fiberglass generates glass dust and huge quantities of carbon dioxide from natural gas fired blast furnaces (manufacturing fiberglass insulation for just one home generates over 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide!7). Fiberglass plants also generate enormous amounts of other chemicals used in its manufacture (formaldehyde, urea, polyvinyl acetate, chlorides, etc.).





Conclusion
Some insulations are definitely greener than others. There are tremendous differences between cellulose and fiberglass. Even individual homeowners can make a significant environmental impact by choosing the most environmentally responsible, highest performance insulation for just one home.
Sources
1   North American Insulation Mfrs. Assoc. (NAIMA); "Fast Facts About Fiber Glass".
2   University of Colorado, Oak Ridge National Labs.
3   NAIMA.
4,   5 Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
6,   7 Environmental Building News, University of British Columbia School of Architecture.
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Weatherization - Where the Money Leaks

Weatherization or weatherproofing is the practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements, particularly from sunlight, precipitation, and wind, and of modifying a building to reduce energy consumption and optimize energy efficiency.


Weatherization is distinct from building insulation, although building insulation requires weatherization for proper functioning. Many types of insulation can be thought of as weatherization, because they block drafts or protect from cold winds. Whereas insulation primarily reduces conductive heat flow, weatherization primarily reduces convective heat flow.
In the United States, buildings use one third of all energy consumed and two thirds of all electricity. Due to the high-energy usage, they are a major source of the pollution that causes urban air quality problems and pollutants that contribute to climate change. Building energy usage accounts for 49 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions, 25 percent of nitrous oxide emissions, and 10 percent of particulate emissions.[1]
[1] Arizona State University, "Building Materials." 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
Friday, February 25, 2011

Defend Against Rising Energy Prices

When Should You Buy A Triple-pane Replacement Window to get the Best Insulation Quality:


• If you plan to live in a home for over 5 years

• If you get very high heating bills

• If energy prices in your area can rise sharply

• If you want to lock in more savings for your future

• If you have drafty and old windows

Remember, if your windows are loose or leaky, then it’s time to change to triple pane replacement windows!  K&H Home Solutions and Gorell Windows & Doors offer the perfect solution.

Fight High Heating Bills With Triple Pane Replacement Windows

Is heating your home eating into your savings? Take a look at your windows! Having old inefficient windows in your home is like throwing your money out of those windows, because old drafty windows won’t effectively prevent heated air from escaping your house and cold air leaking in.

The name of the game is triple pane replacement windows by Gorell Windows & Doors. Triple pane windows not only save you big money on your heating bills, but also reduce the heat gain during hot summer days. Moreover, triple pane windows covered with a special Low-E coating, can cut your heating bills by up to 40%. However, you will need to consult a professional window contractor and make sure your installation is professionally and properly done. Proper installation is as important as the window!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Happy Holidays!

As the year draws to a close, we have had a chance to look back at 2010 and appreciate the year we’ve had. There are many people that have contributed to making our 2010 great and we would like to thank each and every one of you.

First and foremost, our utmost thanks go to our past, present, and future clients who welcomed us into their homes and entrusted us with their home improvement projects.



We are eternally grateful for your trust and support.We also would like to thank everyone who has worked for K&H Home Solutions, and everyone who has helped us build the company into what it is today. We appreciate your loyalty and dedication.

Thanks again to everyone for a great 2010 and we’re looking forward to a great 2011 with all of you!

Happy holidays from our family to yours!

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