The U.S. Department of Energy reports that 30 percent of a home's heat is lost through windows. The summer is no better; 76 percent of sunlight that hits windows leads to higher temps in your rooms.

If you’re struggling with cold drafts and higher-than-should-be energy bills in your home, it’s likely that poor window insulation is at fault. There’s not much you can do about wall or roof ...

When the furnace is working overtime, it's important to find ways to save. Find out if plastic window wrap actually works and how to use it.

As we head into Fall it is a good time to plan projects to make your home more energy efficient when temperatures drop. Consider creating a thermal shutter from reflective insulation materials such as ...

Interior design guru MaCenna Lee prepares for drywall installation while tackling insulation and window DIYs.

The older your home is, the less likely it is to have energy-efficient windows. Thankfully, the best window insulation kits are an affordable DIY solution that can significantly cut down on the cost ...

“To block heat exchange, you can put a lot of insulation in your walls, but windows need to be transparent,” study co-author and University of Colorado Boulder materials physicist Ivan Smalyukh said ...

Insulation is essential in keeping your house cool in summer and warm in winter. But because of that passive nature, it’s easy to forget that it’s sitting there, keeping heat from escaping, and needs ...

Q: My single-level, end-unit condominium, built in the early 1980s, is always cold, despite the fact that the outside walls are insulated and the windows are double glazed. I have a gas furnace in the ...

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