Approximately 42% of the country’s energy and 68% of its electricity is used annually to heat and cool the interiors of buildings and homes. Add to that the 35% carbon dioxide generated by our buildings, plus 49% of the sulfur dioxide and 25% of the nitrogen oxides found in the air, and one can immediately see the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to reduce energy consumption in the construction industry. What’s more, the majority of energy consumed by our buildings is produced from nonrenewable, fossil fuel resources - a supply that is depleting rapidly. Thus, it’s clear that we need to reduce our energy consumption, increase energy efficiency, identify renewable energy sources, and use existing fossil fuels wisely. In that respect, insulation products that save significant amounts of energy over the 50 year lifetime of a typical building are a good use of fossil fuels, compared to other uses e.g. being burned in fuel-inefficient vehicles.

Sustainable
Sustainability is key in construction. By using insulation materials like InsulQuiet, we can reduce energy consumption considerably. Only 13% of the energy in a building is consumed during the manufacturing stage (embodied energy). The rest of the energy is consumed to operate the building. While it is true that the manufacture of petrochemical based polyurethane insulation systems use up a finite amount of energy, the cumulative savings of energy during the product life cycle far outweighs the initial one-time energy input in manufacturing.

Durable
For construction materials to be considered superior in terms of minimizing resource consumption over the next decade, they will have to be durable and have less impact on soil, water, and air while still serving the purpose for which they were designed. InsulQuiet contains products that have a life cycle of 50 years (or more) depending on its application.