What is the first thing you notice on a building? Most will probably answers with the facade or the lack of a facade. Whether it is a private house, residential building or other public facility, apart from the aesthetic role of the facade, it also has a functional role – the thermal protection of the building.
A high quality facade and heat insulation, especially on the house or building you live in, is one of the basic preconditions for a pleasant and quality life. Nowadays, when climatic changes are evident, with summers that are too warm and winters that are too cold, life in a house or a residential building is simply is not good. Without a facade, the energy required for heating or cooling premises are irretrievably lost in large quantities.
If we take a better look at the houses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we can notice that most of them have several floors, but they do not have a facade and the exterior walls are naked. Satisfactory thermal protection is also lacking. This is often one of the biggest causes of high electricity bills each month or funds set aside for alternative heating methods.
However, did you know that you can decide whether you will continue to allocate large sums of money for heating and paying high bills or if you will save money by making smart investments and through smart energy use? The second option allows you to afford a more enjoyable and safer life and living conditions. One of the ways to use energy smartly is precisely through adequate thermal insulation. Heat insulation is the protective system of a building that allows you to save energy for heating in the winter and makes your house less hot in the summer.
Insulation of external walls, roofs, windows and doors protects the building from harmful external influences, such as moisture or freezing, and extends its life span. Also, heat insulation helps solve the problem of dangerous poisonous fungi and molds in houses that form as a result of inadequate temperatures.
Although investment in a high quality facade and good thermal insulation requires a certain financial cost, it will pay off in the long term. In fact, in several years the money invested will return and energy consumption will decrease by 40 to 60 percent. That is why we need to think in advance. When everything is put on paper, you will be convinced that long-term savings are real and tangible.
It is about time to start raising awareness of the effects of energy efficiency. Why not start with a new facade? Every contribution is important and together they lead towards the same goal – a clean planet Earth for our children.