On Renovation Nation, much ado has been made about creating a thermal envelope. From Philadelphia to Seattle, eco-friendly home renovators have been reconstructing their homes with energy efficiency in mind.
The end goal of these green refurbishers is to create a nigh air-tight, heat-confining seal known as a thermal envelope. A well-maintained thermal envelope reduces energy waste and overall heating costs.
A thermally enveloped house does not allow cold air in or hot air out. Many houses, however, are full of leaks. A house with thermal leakage is like a ship with a small hole in the bottom. Some might decide to ignore the hole and instead bail a little every morning, but the wise person realizes that laboring a little bit every day will eventually waste more energy than putting in one day of hard work.
Heat can escape from your home in a variety of places. Here is a list of some of those places.
