Ken Kern - Insulation Quotes

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About one-fifth of all the heat that enters the average house comes through windows.... external shading is by far the most efficient method for controlling interior heat build-up. The air-wash between the shading screen and the window is also very effective. The screen should have a light-colored finish... Insulation boards placed next to the window pane at night, will help prevent heat losses through glazed openings. Overhangs and horizontal sunshades placed above south-facing windows serve effectively as heat reducers.

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If no attempt is made to control excessive heat loss through glass... a solar house may require as much as 20 percent more fuel than an orthodox house during December and January... Wendell Thomas recognized and solved this problem... by burying the house in the ground, except for the south and east window areas.... at night... windows are covered with from inside by insulation boards and drapes...

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The Arab's tent... actually consists of two separate tents. The outer tent is white and acts as a heat-reflective layer. The lower-inner tent additionally protects... by providing a blanket of moving air between the two tent layers.... this tent system also illustrates the two, most basic principles of summer cooling: reflective insulation and ventilation.... One system must supplement and reinforce the other.

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Ceiling insulation is... preferable to roof-top insulation.

Ken Kern
Bedroom insulation is unnecessary and restrictive of optimum summer sleeping comfort.

Ken Kern
In cold climates it will cost only half as much to heat a well insulated building as it will cost to heat a poorly insulated one.... the annual fuel saving will amortize in two years the addition cost expense of the insulation!

Ken Kern