Energy Smart Insulation

Natural Gas Apples to Apples Price Comparison

Rule #1 - Don't pay too much for natural gas. This is Ohio's comparison site of fuel cost, if you have never looked at it do it as soon as possible, you may save hundreds per year.

DOE R-Value Recommendations PDF

New 2008 Department of Energy (DOE) recommendations for R-values in existing homes.

Energy Efficiency at Home by Dominion Energy PDF

A great overview of how to save energy in your home, many more suggestions than just insulation!

Energy Star Home Energy Calculator

An easy calculator to give you an idea of how much you could save by making energy efficient upgrades to your home, not just insulation! Have your last utility bills handy. Energy Star is a government sponsored program to reduce energy consumption, you may have seen it on your computer.

Home Energy Saver Calculator

Another great calculator for home energy savings. Have your last utility bills handy.

SimplyInsulate.com

A good resource for most questions about insulation.

Energy Myths

Interesting information about home energy usage.

A Quieter House

Making your home quieter with insulation.

How Insulation Works

A good explanation of why insulation does its job.

DOE/Oak Ridge Retrofit Insulation

Adding insulation to existing homes as recommended by the Department of Energy and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (they helped invent the nuclear bomb, so they must know something!)

Dominion Insulation Material R-Value Comparison

R-Value per inch for insulation materials

Department of Environmental Health and Harvard School of Public Health Study

The public health benefits of insulation retrofits in existing housing in the United States. An interesting study about how many lives would be saved by reducing the gas emissions of existing homes. Just read the abstract or you'll get bored.