Thermal window coverings

A simple trick for sleeping warmer at night.

Fans and cooling systems are not enough to block the sun’s heat from your windows. There are far better, cost-effective ways to combat the heat. We’ve researched to find you the best ideas for countering the heat and harmful radiation this summer. How To Block Heat From Windows Windows can intensify the sun’s rays and […]

Dear Home-Ec 101, I have a very large window that bears the brunt of the western sun in summer. Do you have any suggestions for easy, inexpensive window coverings that will block or reflect a

Windows are one of the worse places for heat to escape. Older homes especially if they still have the single pane glass windows.

Energy Saving Window Insulation: I found a quick and effective way to insulate house windows during times of extreme hot or cold weather. It is called “radiant barrier”, it is about 3/8” thick and comes in rolls of typically 24” wide. There are several suppliers and it is u…

Want to keep your house cool in the summer, warm and in the winter and save money on your utility bill? Check out our DIY thermal curtains guide.

For overall convenience, relevant information from different visual and procedural methods to building your own thermal curtains have been integrated to one page. The texts have been written by different people at different times but all with the similar objective of providing easy-to-follow directions to minimize your heat loss, save you in heating costs and give you a wonderful appropriate-technology project. The more detailed procedure, found below, will provide extended benefit for those…

INSULATING WINDOW COVERS: Our 3-season sunroom, as shown in the first photo, has a window wall of single-glazed glass. Since we wanted to extend the use of the room into the winter, one key goal was to reduce the heat loss through these windows. I ultimately came up with a p…

Insulating Curtains That Cut Heat Losses Through Windows by 50%: 20 to 50% of all the energy that is used to heat up a typical home during the winter is lost through its windows. This wasted energy increases our heating bills as well as our carbon footprint, neither of which does anyone any good. With this in min…