However, there might be more than you can do without even setting foot out of your home. When it comes to energy consumption, temperature regulation is one of the highest costs. We heat our homes in winter and cool them in summer.

Keeping that much air at an even temperature requires a fair amount of electricity. This energy requirement increases significantly if the home is not properly insulated. It’s simple – the more gaps there are in the home’s outside, the more chance there is of energy escaping.