EIFS: A Solution for New Energy Efficiency Requirements
Ever wonder what it would be like if you couldn’t just flip a switch to heat or cool your indoor environment? Or if you weren’t able to simply plug a device into a receptacle to use it? Our civilized culture has created an intricate network of power that is safely available to us for our discretionary use. It’s really a pretty cool thing when you think of the convenience of using a given device by just plugging it into a receptacle. Our ever increasing demand for this convenience is putting a strain on the cost of making and delivering the energy. In fact, the cost of energy has hit a tipping point.
We have burned coal, dammed up rivers, used nuclear technology, and harvested the wind and sun—all to make available power. But what we really haven’t done is slowed the demand. The buildings we inhabit consume 40 percent of all the power produced. Of that, 40 percent is used to heat and cool our buildings. So, if you haven’t been asleep or in a cave for the past five years, you already know that the building industry and its building codes are changing to address this very issue. Now, buildings must meet minimum energy efficiency requirements and these requirements will become more stringent in the years to come. It’s a fact: we are building differently and will continue to do so in the future.