It's easy to understand how radiant barrier works with insulation once you understand emissivity, radiant barrier, attic insulation, energy conservation

How does Radiant Barrier Work?

DURING THE SUMMER
Infrared heat emitted by the sun strikes the roof of the house. The roof decking begins to radiate infrared heat (IR), into the insulation. The effects, or amount of IR emitted by the roof,  has  variables which include:

* Roof color
* Roof orientation
* Roof pitch
* Roofing material

After several hours of continuous bombardment the insulation begins to heat up and starts heating your ceiling, making your home stuffy and costing you money.  The inverse is true during cold weather.  Heat that travels through the ceiling finds its way to the top of the insulation where it radiates to the roof.  This wastes energy, raises heating costs, contributes to ice dams and makes rooms feel cold.  RBS Chips keep heat in your home as well as keeping it out.

ny building during the cold winter months is the ceiling.  Heat moves in three known paths up into the attic:  conduction, convection and radiation.  Conventional fibrous insulation products resist conduction and convective losses but do little to inhibit radiant heat.  For decades RBS has only been sold in warm climates as laying a membrane over insulation in cold climates has been known to create ice under the RBS layer as moisture condenses then freezes on the bottom side.
RBS Chips work by returning infrared heat back to your ceiling while allowing moisture to permeate due to the patented design of multiple chips.  Surprising savings in cold climates has been as high as 47% in heating bills and a noticeable difference in comfort.


House without a radiant barrier

Home with RBS Chips
           With Radiant Barrier Chips heat is reflected out                        During the winter, RBS Chips heat is kept in


EXAMPLES OF RADIANT BARRIER AND RADIANT HEAT




BASIC PHYSICS
The same principle that a thermos bottle uses to keep ice tea cold and coffee hot is applied to all radiant barrier products.   Infrared heat which moves the easiest of all types of heat, can be redirected back to the source by a highly reflective surface.  The more reflective it is, the better it will perform. 
Before you purchase any radiant barrier products be sure and ask for a sample and compare them to our products.  Click here to order a sample of our products.

With the protection of RBS Chips over the insulation, the heat radiated by the roof is reflected back to the roof.  The insulation stays cooler, the ceiling is cooler and you spend less on air conditioning.  RBS Chips also keep heat in your home during the winter.
 


This is how it looks when correctly installed in your attic.

RBS Chips are easy to install and can be purchased directly from the manufacturer in Phoenix Arizona.

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