But because of recent water and power shortages, conservation ahs become the unofficial them of this year's show. It contains additives that help insulate rooms by serving as a heat barrier. So what we're going to do is bounce back 25 percent of that back into the room. It really seems to work. Regular paint allows 242 degrees to pass through from a heat lamp.
Radiance paint reflects back much of that.
Saving energy is the mantra of many coming to the Seattle Home Show this year, including Ana Allison of Shoreline, Washington. We can't be. Our forests aren't going to last forever and our water and our heat and our energy are just going to skyrocket. That's why Ana and husband Tom are interested in an odd-looking copper coil. It's designed to capture the heat from the hot water that's lost down your shower drain, and use that captured energy to reheat more water, saving electricity and wear and tear on the hot water heater.