"THE BUILDING ENVELOPE"
We at Jim Godbout Plumbing and Heating Services believe in providing the complete healthy and energy conscious environment. If homes are not properly insulated, the top-line equipment we are installing is not able to provide homeowners with their full benefit. This is why we are now providing the homeowner with air sealed building envelopes. It is important to provide services that encompass the entire energy package, including American Standard ERV Fresh Air Ventilator for the home or business.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
Condensing wall hung boilers, high efficiency oil systems, outside reset controls, radiant, solar, and geothermal systems are all becoming standard practice. Our team is dedicated to keeping up with these changes and educating the public of how important these advances are to the building envelope and ultimately your home.
PAYBACK ON INVESTMENT
Properly insulated homes can reduce energy costs by 30-40% from the current common practices. As you can see, the pay back on your investment is very quick and conserves fuel for future generations. It is also important to note that there are many rebate programs and tax incentives available for anyone using specific energy efficient products.
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WANT TO CONSERVE FUEL?
INSULATE.
Insulation the most important element of building or remodeling a home.
Many people look to price when selecting insulation contractor, we feel this is a huge mistake.
There are many choices insulation and many more methods, do your homework before selecting this most important part of your home.
Some choices we recommend are closed cell spray foam, rigid closed cell foam, cellulose, denim, fiberglass as long as it is installed properly.
We can put the most efficient heating and cooling system in your home or business but if you don’t look at the building envelope the energy you burn will past right through the walls and roof.
Schedule An Energy Audit
If you need help with an energy audit we can help with tools such as thermal imaging camera and blower door test, to find how many air changes are taking place in the building per hour.
Many items we find during audit is ventilation fans for bathrooms, dryer vents, hoods for stoves, duct work in attic not insulated over properly, missed areas completely, speakers, and recessed light cans.
These items can increase the heating cost of the home immensely, take the time to look closely at these items, it will go along way in conserving fuel along with providing comfort.
Bathroom exhaust fans are a real problem, we have found a solution to with American Standard Energy Recovery Ventilator duct to each bath with simple fan controls at each bath. You can now save that precious energy.
Insulate well it will benefit everyone.
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Foam Insulation
When properly applied foam insulation provides excellent thermal and sound attenuation properties as well as providing a permanent seamless and dimensionally stable insulation system resistant to airflow through and within walls, ceilings, and floors.
In conjunction with modern building design systems can assist the homeowner for the first time to truly control indoor air quality. In combination with professionally installed mechanical ventilation, spray foam is the perfect system to provide the homeowner with a monolithic, air sealed building envelope. This durable and bonded air infiltration seal will insure the homeowner and their loved ones, an environment free from unmanaged and unwanted air/moisture infiltration.
Why Foam Insulation?
- Adheres to most surfaces
- Contains no urea formaldehyde
 Uses no fasteners- Adds structural strength
- Seamless application
- Insulates hard-to-reach areas
- Eliminates drafts
- Dimensionally stable, does not shrink or settle
- No food value for rodents
- High R-values
- Resists mold and mildew in the wall cavity
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A study conducted by researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, measured the impact of airtight construction and the energy savings generated by reducing air infiltration by 20%. Natural air change rates were calculated from the effective leakage area as determined by blower door tests assuming a 5 mph wind load and a temperature difference between indoor and outdoor conditions of 10° F. Heating and cooling loads were then calculated for six different heating and cooling environments from Minneapolis, MN to Phoenix, AZ to determine the equivalent R-value of an airtight home compared to a conventional constructed benchmark with typical air leakage rates. Their findings indicated that to obtain the same heating and cooling loads indicated in an airtight home, a conventionally built home would require whole wall R-values of 2 to 4 times that of the airtight home’s whole wall R-value.
“Performance Check Between Whole Building Thermal Performance Criteria and Exterior Wall Measured Clear Wall R-Value, Thermal Bridging, Thermal Mass, and Airtightness” - ASHRAE bulletin TO-98-25-4
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