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24 hours air conditioner air film airtight Annual Barrier Heat Annual Transmission appliances attic attic floor Barrier Heating Costs blankets or batts boards Btu's Btuh burner caulk ceiling cellulose Consumer Reports contractor cooling crack length crawl space degree days efficiency electric energy exterior walls fibers Figure foam frame fuel furnace gasket glazing heat flow heat pump heaters heating bill holes homeowners hours X Btu inch indoor Infiltration Heat Loss inspection install insulation joist spaces joists kerosene heaters knee walls loose fill lumens measure nail Option outdoor Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation panels perimeter plastic polyethylene putty knife R-value rigid roof sash seal shade Sheet shutters side sidewalls sq.ft storm windows stove strips studs sure surfaces there's thermal thermostat Total Annual Transmission Heat Loss U.S. Department unheated utility knife vapor barrier vent vinyl wallboard weatherization weatherstripping windows and doors winter wood