Eco Friendly Building – Myrtle Beach Real Estate

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   Eco Friendly building in Myrtle Beach

With the rising cost of Energy, Oil, and other everyday items we use, I thought I would focus a post of some of the benefits of Eco Friendly Building.  What I have gathered from all of my reading not only is Eco Friendly Building good for the environment it is just as Friendly to your check book. Todays items are on Insulation and Hot Water Heating.

Insulation
Purpose – To retard the Flow of heat

By all accounts Insulating your home is the most important and cost effective investment you can make. The effectiveness of insulation is measured by its tested resistance to heat flow and is known by its “R” value. The greater the “R” value, the greater the effectiveness. One of the easiest and most effective places to install insulation is in the attic, since heat rises from the heated rooms below. Insulation comes in many different forms including the familiar fiberglass, Styrofoam, vermiculite, pouring wool, cellulose materials such as shredded newspaper, and numerous foamed-in-place types. Particularly within the fiberglass and rigid foamed board types, there are a variety of choices of heat-reflective coatings. Properly installed insulation always improves comfort and reduces heating and cooling costs.

If your home is already built don’t worry you can still add insulation and it will greatly reduce your utility bills.

Water Heating

Easy economic savings can accrue from instantaneous or the “on-demand” type of water heaters. In contrast to the traditional method of keeping 40 to 80 gallons of hot water at-the-ready in an insulated tank, “on-demand” heaters produce hot water only when it is needed. Since hot water is generally required for less than a few hours each day instead of 24, owners and occupants can easily benefit from high efficiency modern designs that provide hot water on demand. Less fuel is required for a given volume and temperature of water, with corresponding cost savings and pollution savings. Some manufacturers claim 50% savings when compared to conventional hot water tanks.  Tank-less hot water systems using clean natural gas is one of the biggest trends in Green Building.