An attic ceiling covered with radiant barrier roof decking at the LSU Agcenter's LaHouse Resource Center in Baton Rouge. Nearly a year after moving into her rebuilt Lower 9th Ward home, Joanne Rozigas ...

Still stinging from summer utility bills the size of a hefty car payment and looking toward another long cooling season, North Texans want relief. BEN TORRES/Special Contributor Jose Luis Contreras ...

The attic accounts for a tremendous amount of lost energy. This space can reach up to 165 degrees in summer months. When this heat makes its way into the rest of the building, energy efficiency drops ...

Attic radiant barriers and interior radiation control coatings are proven technologies that significantly reduce the flow of radiant heat across attic spaces. This reduction in radiant heat lowers ...

This article was originally published July 9, 2012. As the temperatures rise, you start worrying about your air-conditioning bill and hope that somewhere, somehow you can find a new, improved and ...

‘Radiant barrier” is a relatively new term in the world of home improvement. So what exactly is it, how and why does it work, and what makes radiant barrier foil effective in reducing energy bills?

The LiquidFoil™ attic barrier is a liquid-applied, low-emissivity radiant heat barrier. It is a very efficient radiant heat reflector that keeps approximately 80 percent of radiant heat out of the ...

Q: I have some things stored in my attic. It was extremely hot up there when I open the closet ceiling cover. The attic floor is insulated. How can I keep it cooler? A: People often are not aware how ...

A radiant barrier has become a useful way to keep your home cooler in the summer by reflecting the sun's heat up so it doesn't enter your attic, and in the winter by keeping the heat within your home, ...

Question: We live in Florida and would like to put a radiant barrier in our attic. Will we see much of a difference in our utility bills? What about putting one of these barriers in the wall siding as ...

Q. I’ve been thinking about what you wrote recently about using foil radiant barriers in an attic to keep it cooler in hot weather and wonder if I could spray silver paint under the roof decking and ...