Energy Savings

Heat moves into, out of and through your home in four ways: by conduction (which R-Value measures), and by convection, radiation and air infiltration (none of which R-Value measures). R-Value measures only convection through laboratory experiments.

A superior insulation system will have a high R-Value (prevent heat transfer via conduction), will be pneumatically or spray applied, fully filling the building cavity (preventing heat loss via convection), and will be densely packed (preventing heat loss via air infiltration and radiation).

By comparison, conventional fiberglass batts only prevent conduction and if a wall is not completely filled with foam it will only prevent conduction and radiation. Cellulose insulation meets all four of these critical performance criteria!

Cool in Summer and Warm in Winter

Insulation basically prevents the loss of heat to the outside from your home during the winter and prevents the hot air from entering your home during the summer. This is because insulation placed in the floors, attics and walls resists heat flow.

Almost 67% of all heat loss occurs in the ceilings and walls of a building. Properly insulating these areas of the building can dramatically reduce your energy bills.

By correctly installing the appropriate amount of insulation, this heat transfer can be reduced, due to insulations’ heat flow resistance. As a result, this saves you money on your utility bills.

FTI's cellulose insulation completely fills wall cavities forming an excellent barrier to air infiltration as it “packs” tightly around electrical wires and fixtures. With FTI's cellulose insulation, the thermal performance is not compromised in these “hard to insulate” areas whereas fiberglass batts have great difficulty in filling these areas.

The graph below shows the R-Value of cellulose insulation and fiberglass batts over different temperature ranges. As the temperature difference between exterior and interior increases, cellulose insulation maintains the same R-Value, while Fiberglass insulation decreases dramatically.