Traditional methods for protecting homes have been around for years. Many existing homes have dated insulation products in them. This material most often was installed during the building of the home. Today there are a variety of more efficient products on the market. Green Horizon offers their customers these products. 

You can use spray foam insulation to protect your home and to make it more energy efficient. This method is becoming more and more popular for various reasons. Some homeowners are struggling with high energy costs. Others, however, simply want to find a green option for insulating their houses. Spray foam offers customers both of these opportunities. 

Dated Insulation is Less Efficient 

When homeowners opt to give spray foam insulation a try existing insulation must be removed. In many instances you will see changes in your heating and cooling costs. Dated forms of insulation are must less efficient than today’s more environmentally friendly products. Old insulation functions less effectively over the years. Most homeowners do not check their insulation security on a regular basis. They do tend to see rising energy costs as a result of this issue. 

Protect More Areas 

Spray foam insulation offers you the ability to protect your home in a number of ways. You will see that this type of insulation keeps warm air inside during fall and winter months. It also works to keep your home cool during the summer. There are different ways to protect various areas of your home with spray foam. Hard to secure areas of a house can be protected with this foam. This is one of the main ways it differs from traditional insulation. 

Green Horizon is the answer to better insulation techniques. This company helps homeowners to significant reduce their energy costs. They will enjoy the peace of mind that comes with having a secure home. This insulation not only protects from outside air, but from pests coming inside as well. Spray foam is a tool that benefits the average homeowner’s budget. Green Horizon gives you the opportunity to choose good products to secure your home and to keep your family safe over the long run.

Late February and early March are the coldest months in our region. As the cold winds start to blow, homeowners use more energy to heat their homes. Preparing for the season is the best way to monitor your energy costs. Green Horizon offers customers a variety of options where this is concerned. At the same time, they are able to find heating and air options that are environmentally friendly.

One of the best ways to prepare for the season is to have your systems inspected. In some cases, a simple tune-up is all that is needed. Other homeowners may find that they need a new system installed. Fortunately for them, Green Horizon is there to meet all of these needs. Starting with a thorough inspection is a good way to determine what’s necessary. New homes and older ones can benefit from regular heating systems inspections.

Tune-up Services 

Heating and cooling systems often need tune-up services. This may be the cause of substandard heating in the home. You can best prepare for cool seasons by ensuring that tune-ups are performed. Often simple repairs or alterations are required in this process. 

Long-Term Maintenance Options 

Green Horizon offers their customers a choice of long-term maintenance plans. These plans provide homeowners with a sense of security. They don’t have to worry should a problem arise with their heating and cooling systems. With a simple call, you can have problems addressed with your system. 

Installation Needs 

There are times when a new heating system is required. Inspections will show if your current system is working properly. Chances are you have seen higher energy costs in a malfunctioning system. Accurate systems should provide you with lower costs and better efficiency. 

It is important to find a good contractor for your heating and cooling needs. Licensed contractors with experience are always the best option. You will find these workers at Green Horizon for your HVAC systems. This is a great way to protect your home and your investment in it. Depending on the size of your home, you need a specific type of heating system. Green Horizon is instrumental in ensuring that homes are properly heated and cooled.

Many homeowners looking to install HVAC, especially those in older homes, have some apprehension based on not understanding exactly what a central system entails.  

An air conditioner does make rooms cooler, but instead of cooling the air, it is actually just removing the heat from the air in a house.  It moves the heat from inside the house to the outside as systems are comprised of both indoor and outdoor components.  A closed loop of copper tubing contains a refrigerant, known as Freon, that is constantly circulated from the inside of the house to the outside and back.  The outdoor component of an air-conditioning system, the condenser/compressor unit, is visible outside the home and is usually set on a concrete pad where it can receive ample shade.  Units produce a fair amount of noise and give off a large amount of heat. 

Inside the house is a matrix of ductwork connected to a plenum, which is a large air distribution box.  From the plenum, one system of ducts delivers cooled air to the rooms through vents on the floors, walls, or ceilings.  The return is a second duct system that pulls warm air from the rooms and connected to the plenum is an air handler with a fan and an evaporator inside. 

All of these components work in tandem as pressurized liquid refrigerant enters the house inside the loop of copper tubing and is carried to the evaporator.  The evaporator then sprays the refrigerant through a nozzle causing its temperature to drop as it evaporates inside the tubing and turns to a gas.  At the same time, warm air from the return passes over the evaporator, causing the heat in the air to be absorbed by the gaseous and cooled refrigerant.  Then, the cooled air is pushed through the air handler, into the distribution box, out through the delivery duct and through the vents into each room. 

The refrigerant is then pumped outside the house into the condenser unit.  The compressor further pressurizes the gaseous refrigerant, which raises its temperature.  The high-pressure, high-temperature refrigerant gas enters the condensing coil and is cooled to a liquid state by a fan blowing outside air across the condensing coil.  The fan blowing across the coil releases the heat into the atmosphere and cools the refrigerant, turning it back to a liquid before it re-enters the house, and the whole process continues.  Forced-air heating systems use the same ducts as the A/C, but the air is heated by a furnace. 

Having some basic knowledge about how traditional heating and cooling systems work will help those involved in making the decisions to install central HVAC. 

With nearly a 50% increase of respiratory disease in the last decade, indoor air quality has become a major health concern.  This, coupled with changes in energy consumption, have prompted many to seek greener options when building or remodelling. 

Many products used in construction can have an adverse effect on indoor air quality and children are especially prone to problems related to indoor air contaminants.  Products like furniture, shelving, cabinets and counter tops are often made from particleboard that is glued together with a suspected human carcinogen, formaldehyde.  The harmful vapour gets released into the environment of a home and remains for years.  Floor finishes and most paints also contain toxic chemicals.  That 'smell' of a new house is actually the odour of volatile organic compounds that contain other carcinogens.  By paying attention to the building products you select and the paints and finishes you use, you can eliminate many of the conventional products which may negatively impact your indoor air quality and health. 

Resource-efficient building materials have evolved in response to the rapid depletion of natural resources over the last decade.  For example, twenty years ago the average old growth tree harvested from National forests was 24 inches in diameter, while today the average is about 143 inches.  Engineered lumber products are an innovative alternative to harvesting the last remaining old growth forests.  Laminated or glued lumber products use fast rowing farm trees as a way to reduce the harvest from older forests.  These products are stronger, straighter and lighter and use only 50% of the wood fibre to perform the same structural functions as solid sawn lumber. 

The use of recycled content building products has grown out of the increasing stockpiles of recycled material.  Today, Americans recycle seven times more than they did a decade ago.  Building materials are a perfect application for recycled materials.  Many recycled building products are of higher quality and more durability than those produced with conventional materials. 

Even as the low cost of energy over the last decade has made it easy to pay utility bills without issue, energy use does affect human health and our environment.  Take time to explore green building options for new builds and remodeling projects to ensure a healthy and energy efficient home.