Radiant Barrier vs. Conventional Insulation Methods

Reflective insulation is one of the most advanced and inexpensive modern ways to reduce your home’s energy bills. Radiant Barrier works like a thermos preventing warm air from entering your structure in the summer or trapping warm air inside your structure during the winter.

Heat can be transferred in three different ways which include conduction, radiation, and convection. Conduction is the transfer of heat by molecules and atoms in matter. Heat Convection refers to movement of molecules in fluid which is a major mode of heat transfer through diffusion and advection. Thermal radiation is the transfer of heat through rays which we cannot see, such as the ones emitted by by the sun and absorbed by the earth.

Older barrier products like fiberglass, Styrofoam and cellulose work well against the convection and conduction of heat but they inefficiently reduce radiant heat transfer. Up to ¾ of heat loss in a building structure can be caused by radiant heat transfer.

Reflective Insulation utilizes a foil surface to create a radiant barrier which blocks 97% of heat transfer in the radiant form. This helps to reduce heat coming in during the summer and heat leaving during the winter, keeping energy costs down all year around.

Radiant barrier has an extremely low emissivity at 0.03 and a high reflectivity of 97%, which exceeds the U.S. Department of Energy’s requirements of 0.10 and 90% respectively.

In addition to being the best solution to prevent radiant heat transfer, reflective insulation is also the easiest and safest to install. Despite it’s light weight and flexible characteristics, foil insulation is very durable and rip resistant Perforated radiant barrier is the recommended insulation to be used when insulating an attic because it provides maximum breathability, preventing costly condensation problems.

Reflective foil insulation can easily be stapled, nailed or glued for rafter installation or simply blanketed on the attic floor over existing insulation.

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EcoFoil Radiant barrier foil insulation carries a Class 1/ Class A Fire Rating and can be used alone or in conjunction with other insulation types, making it the easiest, most practical insulation available.

EcoFoil Foil Insulation and Radiant Barrier is a low cost, do it yourself installation that can help you reduce your home’s energy consumption.