“To block heat exchange, you can put a lot of insulation in your walls, but windows need to be transparent,” study co-author ...
For those of us who don’t have high-efficiency windows, it’s pretty obvious our panes are a huge weak point for letting in cold in the winter and heat in the summer. To help mitigate that, some, like ...
A new optically clear gel insulates windows without clouding views, potentially transforming how buildings save energy ...
Heard about using bubble wrap to insulate windows and want to try it? Bubble wrapping windows is simple and cheap—and ...
Insulating windows during cold weather is a great way to use up leftover sheets of bubble wrap. You can use it to winterize cracks around your window frame, too. Here’s how. View this post on ...
Buildings can leak a lot of heat. Scientists think the remedy might come in the form of fireproof, transparent “Bubble Wrap.” ...
Bubble wrap is commonly used to protect breakables or — for a childish few — popping. But it can also act as a cheap alternative to double glazing, according to a scientist that specialises in ...
The yearly struggle with heating costs is heating up once more this November as, despite the milder-than-usual weather we've experienced this week, nearly everyone will now have switched their heating ...
Stuff cracks in your window frame with bubble wrap to seal in warm air in the winter, which can lower your heating costs and save you a little money on home repairs. It’s obviously temporary and not ...
CHATTING to a neighbourhood friend, Chloe Godland, 30, starts her pre-winter preparation. She grabs some lengths of bubble wrap and a water bottle and starts working around the windows of her ...
Pipe wrap foam is great for insulating exposed pipes during the winter. But if you don’t have what you need on hand and you see a place you missed, try using bubble wrap. You easily can wrap it around ...