Good For The Environment

A Lifetime of Savings

Reducing the amount of energy you use in your home helps reduce the amount of green house gas that is emitted into the atmosphere. Adding insulation and air sealing to your home can dramatically reduce the amount of energy used when heating and cooling your home. This will reduce your carbon footprint, and also reduce the amount of chemicals released into the environment from air conditioning units.

Owens Corning is doing its part in keeping the world green, by providing us with safe recycled insulation products that we can use to reduce the amount of energy that your home consumes. The Owens Corning products that Alcal uses are certified by the GreenGuard indoor air quality program and are safe for your home. These products are tested for more than 2,000 volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), and emit the Lowest and safest possible levels of VOC’s into your home.

Products are certified 50% recycled content.
Made with natural materials and Formaldehyde free.
The use of recycled content in Owens Corning insulation requires significantly less energy and helps reduce their C02 emissions in the manufacturing process.
Container glass is 100 percent recyclable, can be recycled endlessly and is a primary ingredient in fiberglass insulation
Every ton of glass that’s recycled results in more than one ton of raw materials saved; that’s 1,300 lbs. of sand, 410 lbs. of soda ash, 380 lbs. of limestone and 150 lbs. of feldspar
A six-pack of recycled beer bottles produces enough fiberglass insulation to fill a standard 8’ by 16” 2×4 wall cavity

Heat-Pump Ready

Getting your home right when it comes to making energy-efficient changes is vital. If you have chosen an air source heat pump or are considering it then preparation is key.

For a heat pump to work efficiently, your home needs to be well-insulated to prevent as much heat as possible from escaping your home. In poorly insulated homes higher temperatures will be needed to produce adequate heat throughout the home causing your heat pump to struggle to meet your ideal temperature, which can result in higher home heating bills. By ensuring your home is properly insulated you can save up to 20% on your annual heating bills, reduce your carbon emissions and improve your indoor air quality.

Trust the employees at Alcal to get your home heat-pump ready.

Electrification

As climate change worsens and extreme weather events increase heating and cooling demand, the risk of greenhouse gas emissions has now surpassed the climate crisis threat. Research now shows the health impacts of pollution from burning gas, biomass, and wood in industrial boilers and buildings now surpass the impact of air pollution from dirty coal plants.

Our government is turning to electrification as it is the most viable solution to curtail planet-warming emissions and eliminate harmful indoor air pollutants without compromising comfort. Electrification, the process of replacing fossil-fueled appliances with efficient electric appliances powered by clean electricity. Proven technologies like all-electric heat pumps provide both heating and cooling and are up to four times more efficient than fossil-fueled alternatives, saving consumers money.

Getting fossil fuels out of buildings is necessary for protecting public health and stabilizing the climate. Call on the trusted employees at Alcal to save our climate and your wallet.

Decarbonization

Did you know buildings are responsible for 6 percent of CO2 emissions? The team at Alcal is doing its part by eliminating the emissions associated with existing buildings and new construction through a well know practice called decarbonization.

Our team of energy experts is working hard to increase the energy efficiency of older buildings by improving their insulation, sealing air gaps and creating incentives for energy-efficient appliances.

While updated building codes and construction practices can reduce the carbon intensity of new buildings, Alcal is working significantly reduce the emissions associated with existing buildings.