An attic ceiling covered with radiant barrier roof decking at the LSU Agcenter's LaHouse Resource Center in Baton Rouge. Nearly a year after moving into her rebuilt Lower 9th Ward home, Joanne ...

Recently, we've been asked about installing a radiant barrier in the attic, where summer temperatures can climb as high as 140 degrees. The idea of eliminating some of that hot air overhead can be ...

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While building a new home, a radiant barrier is a proactive solution to energy loss, reducing monthly cooling costs in the process. The attic accounts for a tremendous amount of lost energy.

Q. What is your take on using two-sided aluminum material in the attic over existing insulation? I’ve been told it is an idea from NASA that uses material like this to protect astronauts in space.

Q: I recently heard about some new cooling strategy called “radiant barriers” in which heat from the house is directed up to the roof. Do you know if this really works, and if reflectin… ...

Q: I have some things stored in my attic. It was extremely hot up there when I open the closet ceiling cover. The attic floor is insulated. How can I keep it cooler? A: People often are not aware ...

Q: I have a one-story shingle roof on the north and south sides of my house. The east and west sides have Hardiplank and are covered with tar paper on the attic side. If I were to have a radiant ...

Still stinging from summer utility bills the size of a hefty car payment and looking toward another long cooling season, North Texans want relief. BEN TORRES/Special Contributor Jose Luis ...