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Many homeowners are looking to save energy — and save money — in the process. Plastics can help maximize those efforts. Whether you’re building a new home or looking to remodel, plastic can help you achieve a more energy efficient home — from simple fixes like plastic window insulation to wrapping your home in insulating plastic film. Plastics are essential to making many emerging energy technologies, like solar panels, more effective and affordable. Advancements in plastic materials, like plastic composite lumber, can help your backyard deck look like new for years to come.
New Plastic-Wood Composites Are a Great Way to Recycle
Don’t be fooled by a convincing faux finish – the “wood” on and in your walls, doors, window frames, decorative molding and outdoor decking and fencing might [...]
Read More[Video Feature] University of Kentucky Uses Innovative Recycled Plastic Decking at the Solar Decathlon
Submitted on Nov 2, 2009
Home improvement expert and television host Jodi Marks talks with University of Kentucky student Chad about how recycled plastics are used in their deck material instead of wood. Watch the video to hear Chad explain why the plastic composite is a better choice than alternative materials. University of Kentucky Uses Innovative Recycled Plastic Deckin [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes • Eco Solutions • Solar Decathlon
[Video Feature] What Happens Inside Your Walls to Make Them More Efficient?
Submitted on Nov 2, 2009
How can you help regulate your home’s temperature without running up your electricity bill? Home improvement expert and television host Jodi Marks shows Plastics Make it Possible inside the walls of the Solar Decathlon projects and points out that plastic foam insulation can help make our homes more efficient. What Happens Inside Your Walls to Mak [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes • Solar Decathlon
[Video Feature] Welcome to Solar Decathlon!
Submitted on Nov 2, 2009
Join Jodi Marks, home improvement expert and television host, as she introduces us to the Solar Decathlon. Plastics Make it Possible was there to talk about the innovative ways plastic materials can be incorporated into building and construction projects to make the finished product more energy efficient. In this video, Jodi talks us through what [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes • Events • Solar Decathlon
A How-To-Guide on Saving Energy (and Money) in Your Home
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009
Creating and maintaining an energy efficient home can help you save on heating and cooling costs. It also allows you to feel good about your contribution to the environment by reducing energy output. According to ENERGY STAR, an average-size household spends about $1,500 a year on energy bills, spending the most in the colder winter months and the he [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes • Solar Decathlon
The Use Of Plastics In Building And Construction: Providing Energy-Efficient Solutions
Submitted on Oct 20, 2009
From residential homes to commercial buildings, hospitals and schools, architects and designers rely on plastics to help maximize durability and improve energy efficiency and performance. Properly installed plastic building products can help reduce energy and maintenance costs and potentially reduce a homeowner’s carbon footprint. In fact, a one-ye [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes
Eyes on Solar Decathlon
Submitted on Oct 6, 2009
Did you know that plastics can play an important role in making homes more energy efficient? From plastic weather stripping, window film, insulation and foam sealant to renovations like replacing windows and doors — plastics can help to significantly reduce a home’s energy consumption. The Solar Decathlon, a competition that takes place ev [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes • Eco Solutions • Events • Solar Decathlon
Plastic Brings Affordable Playgrounds to Low-Income Housing Development
Submitted on Oct 1, 2009
Volunteers bring a low-income neighborhood in Missoula, Montana a plastic playground.
Category: Buildings & Homes
Installing Heat-Shrink Plastic Over a Window
Submitted on Oct 1, 2009
Installing plastic film on windows to keep in the heat is an easy DIY project.
Category: Buildings & Homes
Installing Plastic Crown Molding
Submitted on Oct 1, 2009
Sprucing up your space? Plastic molding is easy to install and styles can be found that fit any budget.
Category: Buildings & Homes
