Recent testimonials from our customers..
- Pete Skinner, a professional engineer and energy auditor
- Alan Farkas of Rochester, N.Y
- Quick praises from other customers..
Pete Skinner
Pete Skinner, who lives outside Albany,
N.Y., is a professional engineer and energy auditor for the
NYS Energy Smart Program and knows his stuff when it comes to
building designs and efficiencies. As a professor from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, he seeks out cost efficient and green
alternatives to conventional building techniques and considers
them in the context of the Energy Star ratings.
Situation:
Skinner's garage had been ruining the view from his sunroom
for too long-20 years too long. This year he decided to move
it to a new location and, while he was at it, add an office
and a rec. room/workshop below them. He designed the 1300 sq.
ft. building with an eye toward energy efficiency.
"When it comes to energy-saving buildings, I'm about as
tough a customer as you can get," says Skinner, who is
currently working with environmental groups and the State of
New York to develop an enhanced Energy Smart program specifically
targeted to the Adirondacks.
He chose BioBased Insulation, made in part from soy bean oil,
for his garage because he wanted to insulate with an environmentally
friendly product and achieve low air infiltration simultaneously.
He says that the BioBased insulation he used for the walls and
ceiling achieves more than an equivalent R-40 in the ceiling
and R-20 in the walls.
"If you go with a stick frame building and want low infiltration-which
you should-spray foam insulation is one of the quickest, most
reliable ways to do it," he says. "Done right, spray
foam insulation can make for a low infiltration space even before
the sheet rock or interior finishing system is installed."
Skinner saw an ad for BioBased in a publication and realized
he could have the efficient product he wanted and go green too.
He called the Upstate New York dealer, Coler Natural Insulation,
and received a very professional quotation.
"When the job was done, the final bill was right on the
money - and right on the quality!" he says. Subsequent
blower door tests on the space have illustrated that the building
more than met his infiltration expectations.
"The BioBased was cost effective with today's energy prices
and Jim Coler was very professional about understanding my specific
needs and providing a timely quote," says Skinner.
The product was sprayed on a cold day with relatively low humidity,
not the best conditions, notes Skinner, but he was impressed
with Coler's application of BioBased.
"His attention to detail is excellent, starting with the
spotless high-tech rig he custom built for installing BioBased.
It was even more gratifying to see the whole job completed in
less than a day!"
The Result:
"Without reservation, I would recommend BioBased to other
people," says Skinner. "For traditional stick framed
buildings or additions, this is an excellent method to make
homes and other buildings energy efficient and comfortable -
all in one shot at a reasonable price!"
Skinner is the owner of E2G, a company that does energy efficiency
testing of existing homes as well as solar and energy efficiency
design of new ones in collaboration with New York Energy Design
Services.
Alan Farkas
Alan Farkas of Rochester, N.Y. is in
the process of remodeling two rooms in his home-an attached
garage and the baby's room above it. He shopped for alternatives
to fiberglass insulation and ultimately chose BioBased spray
foam insulation for the two rooms.
He chose BioBased because it's a green product and one that
could prevent air infiltration in a challenging spaces. His
house is a uniquely constructed, circa 1930s home with many
roof pitches, unique spaces and one-by-six tongue and groove
pine instead of plywood sheathing. There are seams every six
inches or so and knots which allow air infiltration. BioBased
Insulation seals all of these in one quick application and is
environmentally friendly too. "In the baby's room you could
feel the difference immediately after the BioBased was sprayed,"
he says. As a homeowner who's doing most of the work himself,
he didn't want "to deal with the installation of fiberglass
with all of the fibers around. The BioBased quickly filled all
of those holes for a more effective R-value, limiting air movement,"
he says. "I would absolutely recommend the product; it's good
stuff." In addition to the quality of the product, Farkas is
happy with his experience with Coler Natural Insulation. "Jim
was one of the convincing factors with my choosing the product,"
he says. "He showed up in a timely manner to give me my estimate
and really knows what he's doing."
Quick praises..
We selected this company based on their knowledge, candor and
professionalism as well as their professional and informative
website. Also, I only do business with owner/operators as opposed
to sales organizations. " "I felt the quality of work received
was an expertly and conscientiously applied product" I strongly
feel that I was dealing with a company with integrity and passion
for their product
David Simolo, Cohocton, NY
Yeah, it looks great. It seems to be working great too. The
wind has been blowing here like crazy the last few days and
we don't feel anything inside the house. My father and I are
both recommending your insulation to my brother for when he
builds his house sometime in the near future.
Thanks,
Jason
For what it's worth, I haven't even used 3 tons of coal yet
this year and the propane has not gone on in the house, with
the exception of a weekend we were without power and I hooked
a generator to it as the temperature dipped below 40. The upstairs
is maintaining a 60 degree temperature from the downstairs coal
stove alone, which wasn't the case last year after I installed
it. It's going to be a little complicated figuring year to year
and I'm going to have to spend some time estimating coal use
from last year, but clearly, there are significant improvements
in the efficiency and effectiveness of the heating in the house.
Take care.
Nanette