Carpeting Cuts Home Heating Costs With Study Secret
United Press International reports a Georgia Tech study for six flooring industry groups finds carpeting can trim annual heating bills by up to 13 percent. Savings are highest on single story homes with concrete slabs or uninsulated wooden floors, with carpet and padding reducing heat loss by up to 72 percent on slabs and 54 percent on wood.
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Carpet fibers and padding studied across 15 cities
A study analyzing home heating costs and carpet performance tests 18 carpet samples and five fiber styles including Level loop, high-low loop, shag and saxony on 15 cities such as Miami Chicago Spokane and Bou Bou Maine. It notes manmade fibers make up about 98 percent of the market and fiber type as the main price determinant while wool remains more expensive.
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Miami
Chicago
Spokane
Wash
Caribou
Maine
Saxony
Scotland
New Zealand
Pakistan
St. Louis
Duluth
Masiand
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