As we head into Fall it is a good time to plan projects to make your home more energy efficient when temperatures drop. Consider creating a thermal shutter from reflective insulation materials such as ...

An uninsulated garage can be unbearable as temperatures rise in the summer and drop in the winter. While the best garage insulation kits won’t create or keep heat trapped, they can retain and dispel ...

Earth, the plants, and their matted roots provide some insulation on a sod roof. It’s probably a good idea to supplement it with some other type of insulation and/or reflective material, because when ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...