The Impact of Insulation on Energy Consumption

Dec 21
09:20

2012

Dan Boateng

Dan Boateng

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With the global warming agenda on the tables of many governments, what can individuals do within their power to help conserve energy. The answer is insulation. This article takes a look at this.

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The issues of global warming have been getting a lot buzz in past decade. Governments all around the world are putting in a lot of effort and resources into it all in an attempt to save our world. Millions of dollars have invested in research work across board to have a detailed understanding of what exactly are the causes and what can be done by individuals and organizations,The Impact of Insulation on Energy Consumption Articles business and political to ensure that our environment is protected and kept in great condition for posterity.

Most of the findings have shown that many of human dependence on energy use is the main cause of this global phenomenon. Carbon emissions from industrial plants, over reliance on energy generators and so on are at the contributing to this crisis. During winter period millions of people around use energy zapping systems such as heaters to keep them warm. This is huge amount energy consumption around this period. This excludes all energy requirements from industry and business. This is big burden on the environment and is one of the main reason we have seen proportionate depletion of the ozone layer.

This is not just a burden on our planet but also on governments all over the world. Governments, especially in developing countries are struggling to provide sufficient energy to for businesses and looking for alternative methods of helping solve this incessant problem.

One of the solutions to this problem is insulation. Insulation can help households reduce their dependence on heaters during the winter season. Insulation is able to help home owners save more than 10% on energy costs annually. Imagine the impact it will make if millions of households are able to reduce energy cost by 10% every year. That will have a very big impact on energy savings for both individuals and organizations. There are many options in terms of providing green and environmentally friendly insulation. This is normally seen in the type of material used for any project.

My recommendation to governments is to adopt a more proactive approach to the service of insulation as a means of saving on energy consumption. This must be a legal requirement for the construction of residential and office building to include the mechanism of insulation in making the building energy efficient. This will be in the interest of the whole economy if the government hopes to provide the energy required for households, business and industry in the very near future.