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Top 10 - Energy Efficient Remodeling

Remodel

You already own your house and it was built back before people were really aware of “green” building practices (you and about 110 million close friends). With American’s spending over $200 billion dollars on home remodeling there are a lot of people out there making changes to their homes. If you are going to update your home, why not go green. Well, you ask, what are some of the best changes you can make to improve your home’s energy efficiency?

Here is my top 10 list: (from little/easy to big/tougher)

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Posted by greenman on February 20th, 2008 No Comments

Be A Cool Star

RefrigeratorRefrigeratorRefrigeratorRefrigeratorRefrigeratorRefrigerator One item worth looking at in the never ending green quest is replacing your refrigerator – even if it is operating perfectly. Depending on when your refrigerator was made the new refrigerators and freezers are dramatically more efficient than old models. All refrigerant wears out and seals start to leak so refrigerator and freezer performance tends to degrade over time so even if everything looks okay it is probably not operating at top efficiency.

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Posted by greenman on January 29th, 2008 No Comments

If It Blows, It’s Bad

Energy Star Logo Sealing air leaks can save big money! Air leaks can account for 30 percent or more of a home’s heating and cooling costs. It can also cause moisture problems and allow a host of other undesirable elements (dirt, bugs, noise) into your house. By minimizing the air leaks in your house you can significantly reduce your heating and cooling costs. According to the Federal Government’s Department of Energy (DOE) it usually costs less than $200 to minimize the air leaks in an average house and the majority of the work can be performed by the homeowner.

Annual Energy Costs for 1300 sq. ft. house

  Infiltration Rate    
Atlanta High Low Savings
Heating $311 $244 $67
Cooling $196 $178 $18

Well, what can you do about it? Here are some relatively quick and easy steps.

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Posted by greenman on January 15th, 2008 No Comments