• During the summer, an attic radiant barrier will reduce heat gain through the ceiling by up to 40 percent. This will in turn save up to 10 percent on the cooling portion of electricity costs in a typical Florida home. That equates to about a 3 to 6 percent savings on the entire annual electricity bill. Because attics account for only about 15 to 25 percent of the total heat gain into a Florida home, it's impossible for any attic energy conservation measure to save 40 percent on the total bill.
• During the summer only about 20 to 30 percent of the air conditioner load is due to heat gain through the ceiling. Thus the 40 percent reduction reduces the total cooling load of the home by 8 to 12 percent.
• This 8 to 12 percent energy savings occurs in only the cooling season. Even recognizing that radiant barriers are also effective during the heating season, the major benefit appears to be in reduction in the air conditioning load.
• Finally, the space-conditioning load is only a part of the total electric utility bill. Annual utility bill savings can be reasonably estimated to range between about 2 and 10 percent.
• Payback period is from six to seven years.
• A 15 to 19 percent percent return on investment can be expected.
Sources: Electric Power Research Institute - CA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - TN, Florida Solar Energy Center - FL

There are a wide variety of terms and words associated with the Reflectix® family of products. Those in common usage are itemized below in two categories - Products & Applications.

Products: Reflective Insulation, Radiant Barrier, Cathedral Ceiling Insulation, Crawl Space Insulation, Concrete Slab Insulation, Duct Insulation Indoors, Duct Insulation Outdoors, Duct Insulation Spacers, Expansion Joint, Knee Wall Insulation, Pipe Wrap Insulation, Radiant Floor Insulation, Return Air Duct Panning, Wall Insulation, Water Heater Insulation, Metal Building Insulation, Post and Frame Building Insulation, Foil Tape, Metalized Tape, White Poly Tape, Sill Sealer, Foil Insulation, Foil Radiant Barrier, Bubble Pack Insulation, Bubble Insulation, HVAC Insulation, Easy to Install Insulation, No Itch Insulation, Energy Saving Products, Energy Efficient Products. Also, Products/Terms within our industry include: Low-e Coatings, Radiant Barrier Paint, Radiation Control Coatings, Radiant Barrier Plywood, Radiant Barrier Decking, Radiant Barrier Chips, Radiant Barrier Tax Credit.

Applications: Attic, Behind Hot Water Radiator, Cathedral Ceiling, Concrete Slab, Crawl Space, Duct Indoors, Duct Outdoors, Expansion Joint, Garage Door, House Wrap, Knee Wall, Pipe Wrap, Radiant Floor, Snow Melt, Sill Sealer, Storage Buildings, Exterior Wall, Masonry Wall, Water Heater, Wine Room, Work Shop, Agricultural Building, Commercial Building, Return Air Panning, Metal Building Roof, Metal Building Wall, Post and Frame Building Roof, Post and Frame Building Wall.