How Much Insulation Does a Home in Louisiana Need?
Louisiana’s insulation numbers aren’t one-size-fits-all: the state’s 64 parishes fall into two different IECC climate zones, and the recommended attic…
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Louisiana’s insulation numbers aren’t one-size-fits-all: the state’s 64 parishes fall into two different IECC climate zones, and the recommended attic…
Kentucky sits entirely in IECC climate zone 4A, which means the ENERGY STAR retrofit table calls for R60 in an uninsulated attic (or R49 if you already…
Kansas homes fall into two different insulation requirements, not one. The state’s 105 counties split between IECC climate zone 4A (88 counties) and zone…
Iowa’s 99 counties split between two IECC climate zones, but the insulation math lands in the same place for both.
Indiana doesn’t have one insulation answer. The state splits across two federal climate zones, and the ENERGY STAR-recommended R-values shift depending…
Illinois spans two IECC climate zones, so the right R-value depends on which of the state’s 102 counties a home sits in, not on a single statewide number.
Idaho spans two IECC climate zones, 5B and 6B, split fairly evenly across its 44 counties.
Hawaii sits entirely in IECC climate zone 1A, the mildest zone the code recognizes, and every island shares it.
Georgia doesn’t have one insulation answer. The state splits across two IECC climate zones, 3A and 2A, and the right R-value depends on which one covers…
Florida doesn’t have one insulation number. Sixty-three of its 67 counties sit in IECC climate zone 2A, where ENERGY STAR recommends R49 attic insulation…