Retrofit Manufactured Homes for Efficiency Taking the time to make your manufactured home more energy efficient can lower energy costs, improve comfort and increase resale value. Before 1976, home design standards didn’t take into account energy efficiency the same way today’s building codes do. Here are some suggestions to make your manufactured home more energy efficient: •
Install energy-efficient windows and doors.
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Add insulation to the belly and walls.
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Seal drafts and ducts with caulk, metal tape or weatherstripping.
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Install insulated skirting.
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Install a belly wrap.
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Add insulation to the roof or install a roof cap.
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Consider a cool-roof coating or white roof.
DID YOU KNOW? March 20 is the first day of spring and the vernal equinox. On this day, daytime and nighttime are roughly equal for all parts of the world. Equinox means “equal night.”
POWER TIP Instead of powering up your TV and surround sound system to watch a movie, try reading a book with just the right amount of task lighting.
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! Seek shelter indoors or in a hard-topped vehicle. If you can’t get to shelter:
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Shocking Facts About Lightning •
There are 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes annually in the U.S.
Stay away from tall, isolated trees and objects.
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Every year, 300 Americans are struck by lightning.
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Spread out if you’re in a group.
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Did You Know?
Of those struck, 30 are killed and others experience lifelong disabilities.
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All thunderstorms produce lightning.
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Lightning often strikes outside the area of heavy rain and can strike as far as 10 miles from any rainfall
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If you hear thunder, you’re in thedanger zone.
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Avoid open fields and hilltops.
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