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Seal air leaks
Comfort Plus foam insulating tape
This self-adhesive insulating tape seals leaks around doors, windows, and attic hatches.Energy Federation Incorporated weatherization products
Energy Federation Incorporated (EFI) sells a number of weatherization products to better seal your home.GreenBean Foam Insulation
GreenBean offers eco-friendly spray foam insulation to seal and insulate homes and buildings.Icynene Insulation System
Icynene is a 100 percent water-blown foam insulation that minimizes air leakage for improved energy efficiency.Safecoat Caulking Compound
Safecoat Caulking Compound is nontoxic, water-based, elastic emulsion type caulking compound designed to seal around windows and other openings, as well as fill cracks, wall holes, and more.
Choose an energy-efficient door
Amerimax Building Products, Inc. AMX-K-8-00002 (Plano, TX)
This vinyl double door (with reinforcement) received a 0.30 U-factor rating from the National Fenestration Rating Council.Atrium Windows and Doors BBI-A-20-00004 (multiple locations)
This vinyl (with reinforcement) glass sliding door was rated 0.31 by the National Fenestration Rating Council.BiltBest BIB-N-29-00002 Wood French Sliding Patio Door (Genevieve, MO)
This aluminum/wood composite double door received a U-factor rating of 0.33 by the National Fenestration Rating Council.Crest Doors CRT-M-2-00001 (San Antonio, TX)
This steel door (wood frame) received a U-factor rating of 0.16 according to the National Fenestration Rating Council.Jeld-Wen Windows & Doors JEL-M-638-00038 (Klamath Falls, OR)
This wood door received a U-factor rating of 0.27 according to the National Fenestration Rating Council.Peachtree Doors and Windows PWD-A-10-00072 (Mosinee, WI)
This swinging wood door was rated 0.15 by the National Fenestration Rating Council.Sabin Door & Installation SDI-N-1-00001 (Oakwood Village, OH)
This swinging fibreglass (wood frame) door received a 0.16 U-factor rating by the National Fenestration Rating Council.
Select doors made from sustainable materials
Alternative Timber Structures, Inc. (Tetonia, ID)
Creates doors from reclaimed wood.Bamboo Revolution (Portland, OR)
Makes bamboo doors and donates at least one percent of revenues to environmental causes every year.General Woodcraft, Inc. (New London, CT)
Flooring and doors created from salvaged barns and factories.Green Building Supply (Fairfield, Iowa)
Carries unfinished bamboo doors.Lynden Door (Lynden, WA)
Carries doors made from agfiber (straw board).
Marshfield DoorSystems (Marshfield, WI)
Carries formaldehyde-free, FSC-certified doors.Western Oregon Door (Winston, OR)
Carries FSC-certified doors.
Salvage a pre-owned door
Architectural Salvage Inc. (Exeter, NH)
A company started by an artifact collector.Architectural Salvage Warehouse (Burlington, VT)
A New England supplier of salvaged building materials.Historic Albany Foundation (Albany, NY)
A nonprofit selling only historic building materials.Historic Houseparts (Rochester, NY)
Search for all kinds of salvaged building materials online!
Olde Good Things (multiple locations)
An architectural salvage company that rescues turn-of-the century building supplies.ReNew Building Materials and Salvage (Brattleboro, VT)
This is a nonprofit building materials recycling store that also offers demolition services.Whole House Building Supply & Salvage (Palo Alto, CA)
A home renovation salvage store in Palo Alto.
Whole Log Lumber Company (Zirconia, NC)
Carrying a variety of antique wood products, including doors.
Install a storm door
Anderson Windows & Doors (Bayport, MN)
Windows and doors with low-e coatings and other energy saving features.Harvey Industries (Waltham, MA)
Door and window manufacturer that carries low-e products.Kaufmann Window & Door (Detroit, MI)
Manufacturers of storm doors with low-e glass and other energy efficiency features.Larson Storm Doors (Brookings, SD)
Storm doors that qualify for federal tax credits.


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