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 Contreras ...

Attic radiant barriers and interior radiation control coatings are proven technologies that significantly reduce the flow of radiant heat across attic spaces. This reduction in radiant heat lowers ...

Q. I’ve been thinking about what you wrote recently about using foil radiant barriers in an attic to keep it cooler in hot weather and wonder if I could spray silver paint under the roof decking and ...

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. A ...

This article was originally published July 9, 2012. As the temperatures rise, you start worrying about your air-conditioning bill and hope that somewhere, somehow you can find a new, improved and ...

Question: We live in Florida and would like to put a radiant barrier in our attic. Will we see much of a difference in our utility bills? What about putting one of these barriers in the wall siding as ...

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. A ...