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SEAL-SOLID description
:: Energy Efficient Homes for Today’s Lifestyle
Today’s homeowners are facing greater financial and environmental challenges than any generation in American history. Higher demand and limited distribution of oil have sharply increased energy costs. Coupled with the growing environmental challenges of Global Warming, these conditions have savvy homebuyers seeking ways to save money while they help to reverse the damage to our atmosphere.
Demilec (USA), Chase Mortgage and GWS have responded by creating the SEAL-SOLID program, which lowers mortgage costs while boosting homes’ energy efficiency. By emphasizing superior products like Demilec’s SEALECTION® 500— a unique spray foam insulation — SEAL-SOLID® Expanded Energy Conservation Mortgages offer homebuyers an easy, affordable and convenient option to traditional financing, as well as a welcome solution to high energy bills and environmental concerns. Based on built-in savings from products like SEALECTION® 500, average consumers can show a positive cash flow immediately because their monthly utility bills may fall by as much as 60%.
SEAL-SOLID standards and ratings
:: SEAL-SOLID is for Homeowners
SEAL-SOLID Expanded Energy Conservation program mandates a level of energy efficiency more stringent than those currently in place for the Energy Star program. This allows homebuyers to make an investment in energy smart designs, such as the closed attic assembly using Demilec’s spray foam insulation SEALECTION™500, for the benefit of future generations with little or no up front costs.
The SEAL-SOLID standards enable homeowners to be confident in the comfort and efficiency of their home by enacting a system that utilizes the Residential Energy Services Network’s (RESNET), Home Energy Rating System (HERS), strict standards in performance, multiple onsite inspections and a network of Authorized Contractors properly trained to perform the work. The energy performance of these homes installed with SEALECTION™500 spray foam insulation is recognized by Chase Bank as an investment into the future savings on energy bills. SEAL-SOLID Expanded Energy Conservation Mortgage helps homebuyers take advantage of the cost-savings and health benefits offered by high energy-efficient building products. These mortgages are available throughout the United States.
Home Energy Ratings offer a standardized method for measuring the energy efficiency of a home in both new and existing construction. The Rating takes into consideration factors such as shading, window quality and size, and efficiency of utilities all of which affect the total heating and cooling load of a home. These results are confirmed with two separate inspections to confirm the existence and quality of the installation of any specified energy efficient tool.
:: SEAL-SOLID is for Builders
SEAL-SOLID offers builders a way to serve their customers better by offering homes that feature the benefits of top-rated energy-efficient systems. The program gives them the chance to become the builder-of-choice for a wider variety of consumers and to qualify for as much as $2,000 in tax credits. That means lower costs, higher returns and the satisfaction of being a partner in environmental protection.
The HERS index is based on a 100 point scale with a score of 100 being equivalent to code compliance with the base load 2004 International Energy Conservation Code. A single point reduction is a 1% reduction in energy consumption as compared to the base home. To take advantage of Energy Policy Act of 2005 and tax credits, builders need to obtain a HERS rating for the home and undergo two inspections by a Certified HERS Rater.
For more information on HERS ratings, please visit the Residential Energy Services Network website at www.NatResnet.org
SEAL-SOLID partnerships
The SEAL-SOLID program is under the coordination of Demilec USA with cooperation from Chase Mortgage and Guaranteed Watt Saver System, Inc. (GWS).
:: Demilec USA
Demilec is a well known leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of high quality spray polyurethane foam insulation. For the last 20 years, Demilec has been offering a wide range of innovative products to its customers in the construction, refrigeration and transport industries. Demilec provides insulation solutions for energy efficient designs. The superior performance of Demilec’s products is driven by the synergy of innovative minds, premium quality components, and pioneering chemistry of spray foam technology.
Demilec USA LLC was created in 1997 in a newly built 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Arlington, Texas, USA, and sources its high quality spray polyurethane foam products world wide. Demilec USA is the producer of over 100 different polyurethane products in specialized applications with its main focus upon the residential and commercial building industry. Demilec USA continues to be a pioneer of the spray polyurethane foam industry with its SEALECTION™500 open cell foam and Heatlok™ closed cell foam insulation.
:: Chase Mortgage
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.4 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. Chase is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity.
Chase Bank reports on six lines of business: Investment Bank, Retail Financial Services, Card Services, Commercial Banking, Treasury & Securities Services and Asset Management. Chase has corporate headquarters in New York and consumer and commercial headquarters in Chicago.
:: GWS
GWS first gained recognition for adapting NASA's radiant barrier technology to residential home construction. GWS has remained at the forefront of the sustainability movement. GWS is a national HERS Rater Provider. The firm's engineers are LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Accredited Professionals and GWS has been honored to serve as one of the few LEED for Homes Pilot Providers in the nation. The firm is also one of three American Lung Association - Health House Providers nationwide.
Over the years, GWS has evolved into one of the nation's leading firms in Efficiency Engineering, Building Science Consulting and Biocontamination Support. GWS performs inspections according to ENERGY STAR, IRC/IECC Energy Code, LEED and other national standards.