Garage Doors are a Great way to Go Green

You probably recycle. You bring a reusable bag to the supermarket every week. Perhaps you walk or bicycle to locations within a few miles of your house. You have no doubt switched out your light bulbs for compact fluorescents and always turn off a light when you leave a room. In short you are living as green as you think you can. Well, perhaps not. Consider replacing your old garage door with a new one built out of recycle materials that will greatly reduce your energy consumption and save you money.
Today’s garage doors are insulated which protects you home not only in the bitter cold months of the winter but also in the sweltering days of summer. Your house will retain more of its heat and more of its A/C, which you will see in decreased energy bills year round. This insulation not only keeps in the heat in the winter and out in the summer it also dampens sounds, which makes you able to use your car park as another room in your house. At any time you can feel comfortable going out to tinker at your workbench without disturbing the neighbors or them disturbing you.
Your garage door is the largest door in your house, hopefully, and as such is your best opportunity to purchase something built from sustainable materials using sustainable construction. Doors now can be made from materials like insulated steel and recycled wood composites that are not only more durable but also better insulated than wood or aluminum. Also the stains that were once used on wooden doors were terrible for the environment, but new doors are built with new paints and finishes that are baked on or powder coated which create not only a more durable finish but also reduce run-off into local water. These doors also run on far more efficient openers that further reduce the energy cost you incur using them.
Because of the increased durability of sustainably built garage doors they last far longer than the alternatives. Because of this they can last up to twenty or thirty years before they need to be replaced. Selecting a garage door that is environmentally friendly not only makes your house greener but it can save you a fair amount of “green” in the long run as well.