Why Insulate Now?
You probably know that insulating your home properly will help you save on electricity/gas bills. It is a sure way to keep energy bills down in the winter and be kinder to the environment. But do you know how much GREENBUCKS you can make insulating now? Do you know which insulations are available and which meet our and hopefully your, "Green" requirements? We are so tired of how complicated this has been made by "experts", "industry turf wars" and "the Media", Let's take a crack at making it simple and easy to understand.
In the winter proper insulation reduces heat loss; in summer heat gain. Less energy is expended in warming or cooling a living or working space.
If you spend $3,000 dollars on insulation that will last, lets say, 10 years (just to make the math easy) and you save $1,200 bucks a year on heating and cooling costs you can see that in the end you save $12,000 and got your original investment back in well under 3 years.
This doesn't even take into account the up to $1,500 tax credit you can deduct from your 2009 taxes. If you do that, you recoup your initial investmen in just over a year and profit through savings at least $12,000 over the following 9 years. - Upgrading your insulation this year is an unique and simply amazing opportunity for smart investing. - of course there's always the stock market, but you won't get THAT kind of return on investment!
Would you spend $1 to get $4 is the core question.
Do You Know About 2009 Tax Credits?
There are several programs that give tax credits for building energy-efficient structures or for adding energy-efficient features such as upgrading your insulation. Energy-efficiency pays, now more than ever. The Economic Recovery Act and the Energy Conservation Act of 2009 can pay for up to half the cost of upgrading the insulation in your home! The Association for Better Insulation takes a comprehensive look at the code and provides you with real information!
Better Insulation qualifies in every way for the tax and utility company incentive programs available to you and your customers. Below are some resources for full explainations of the new incentive programs spawned from the Economic Recovery and Energy Efficiency Acts of 2009.
Lawsuit Deadline Looms for Homes Insulated with Zonolite
The Star Publication
As with myriad marketing come-ons, this one held out the promise of a little bit of magic.
"Actually snuffs out flames," was the sell line in one advertisement. "Easy as pouring popcorn from a bag," was another.
It was a light-as-a feather, do-it-yourself product ideal for homeowners eager to keep their houses snug in winter and help repel the sweltering heat of summer. What was not to love?
Read more: Lawsuit Deadline Looms for Homes Insulated with Zonolite
ABI Lobby Efforts
The Association for Better Insulation puts YOUR CONCERNS in front of politicians and policy makers. If you have concerns that resonate with our Membership, please start a discussion in the forum and once the idea or concept solidifies, we will present it to the appropriate committees, politicians or organizations and report to you on progress!
