Energy Star Posts

Energy Saver 101: Home Performance Assessment

March 2nd, 2017

Having a qualified and experienced inspector perform a Home Performance Assessment is the first step to determining how to best prioritize efficiency upgrades and ultimately save you money on your energy bills. You may have heard these referred to as Energy Audits, or some similarly negative phrase that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Instead […]

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Drafty, Duct Analysis, Ductless Heat Pump, Ductless Heat Pumps, Efficiency, Energy Audit, Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Home Performance Assessment, IAQ, Weatherization, Windows

How important is a “Home Energy Checkup”?

January 20th, 2016

Only if you believe that a “leaky home” can waste money And you should! Whether you are heating or cooling your home, leaky homes can waste your hard-earned dollars! The best way to evaluate your home is to have it professionally tested. Home energy assessments, home energy audits and home energy check-ups are all pretty […]

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Blower Door Testing, Community Energy Challenge, Energy Audit, Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Fuel Costs, Heating, High Efficiency, Home Improvement, Understanding Energy Efficiency

Which is the BEST HVAC brand?

December 23rd, 2015

Government and utility consumer protection authorities unanimously agree that your satisfaction depends much more on picking the right contractor than a particular equipment brand. One question we are asked time and time again is “What brand of furnace or air conditioner should I buy?” Once a homeowner becomes more informed about the secrets of the HVAC […]

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100% Satisfaction Guarantee, AFUE, Air conditioning, Ductless Heat Pump, Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Furnaces, Installation, PTCS, Understanding Energy Efficiency, When to Replace

Heating Your Home with Radiant Heat

December 17th, 2013

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could somehow have even heat spread out across your home, instead of heat coming out of a vent? There is a way to accomplish this goal, and it is called radiant floor heating. You may have heard of this type of heating but known little about how it works […]

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Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, Energy Star, Radiant Floor Heat, Safety

READY FOR THE TEST?

October 1st, 2013

To make the process of having a Home and Duct Performance test as smooth as possible, you can follow the steps below.  Many of the steps can be done in the days leading up to your test while ‘for safety reasons’, you might want to wait unit we arrive (or just before) to handle others. […]

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AeroSeal, Blower Door Testing, Duct Analysis, Energy Star, Home Performance, Home Testing, PTCS