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Insulating your Home and your Wallet
Mar 11 2008
When building or remodeling a home, it is important to keep your energy needs in mind.
When building or remodeling a home, it is important to keep your energy needs in mind. The right insulation can be the difference between a high or low energy bill. There are several types of insulation on the market, but in my opinion it’s best to choose the product that will keep your bills down but also will help the environment.
If you have enough space in your wall, choose Blown in Cellulose. This insulation is made from recycled newspapers and other print material. You’ll be helping the planet by keeping this newspaper out of a landfill and you’ll be helping yourself by keeping you energy bills low.
In a small space, such as around a window or door, choose Soybean based foam. You will want to make sure you choose the low expanding material. This material is highly renewable and will do a fine job of keeping your windows and doors draft-free.
For Region: Chicago
- Art Collazo
- President, Collazo Group
Recognized as one of the top real estate sales professionals in Chicago, Art Collazo is one of the most successful consultants in Chicago’s Real Estate industry. Collazo’s sense of what makes a property desirable is a valuable asset to the developer and resale clients he’s been working with for over 15 years.
Collazo is always looking forward and forecasting where the industry will head. “The future is Green,” says Collazo. He has teamed with George Sullivan of Eco Smart Building to bring a clarity and understanding of what “Green” means to his clients.
Through public educational venues such as Chicago Center for Green Technology, American Institute of Architects and other outreach programs, he has helped to build public awareness in the Chicago real estate marketplace of the advantages of high performance building technologies and the rewards they offer developers as well as consumers that purchase them.
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