Create an Energy Efficient Home This Winter with the Help of Plastics!

Here are some great tips on how to save energy around. Especially your home this year all from Plastics Make it Possible®. You can also stop by our website, www.plasticsmakeitpossible.com and build your own interactive energy efficient home. All for most importantly for a chance to win $250!

Seal it Up

Plastic caulking is readily available at any major home improvement store. So it is very affordable. I mean even on a budget. Don’t let caulking scare you, it is incredibly easy to use. Also, I love sealing those pesky cracks in windows. Especially in walls that can save you loads on energy bills.

Swap them Out

If you are looking for a bigger project that can save you money in the long run. That’s swapping out old glass windows for vinyl windows will help conserve energy through the home. Vinyl windows absorb less energy than their glass counterparts. Thereby keeping your house cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Also, vinyl windows have a longer lifespan than glass because they are weather resistant and shatter resistant.

Insulate from Within

Plastic based insulation can drastically increase your home’s energy efficiency and decrease that dreaded energy bill. Solid insulation improves the functionality of your heating and cooling system by making it harder for air inside to escape, or air outside enter your home’s walls. 

Harvest the Sun

Plastic films that capture the power of the sun represent a new wave in solar technology, along with new solar shingles that use plastics and look like typical roofing shingles.

Cover it Up

Glass windows can eat up a ton of energy. You can help increase the energy efficiency of your home by adding a transparent plastic window film that reflects the sun’s heat instead of letting it into the house. 

Keep the Weather Out

Installing plastic weather stripping around drafty windows and doors helps reduce the loss of warm or cool air throughout the home

Caulk it, Seal it, Duct it, Use it

Sealing cracks in tiles and grouting in the bathroom with plastic caulking and sealing ducting in the attic or basement can reduce the amount of heat or energy that escapes through tiny crevices throughout the home.