Archive for December, 2010

The Best Improvements for any Age Home

What is best all depends on how the home was built and which improvements been made since then. Homes that are only a few years old usually need air sealing. But older homes — and in New England, homes can be over one hundred years old — often need improvements in their insulation. However, past [...]

Our Qualifications

Russell Cole is a Certified Energy Auditor with an interesting background. A graduate of both Case Western Reserve University (MBA) and Northeastern University (BS in Mechanical Engineering), Russ is dedicated to educating himself on all matters relating to home energy audits and energy savings, and is driven by a need to improve quality, productivity and [...]

The Best Energy Improvement if You Want to Sell Your Home in Five Years

Essentially, the answer to this question requires some knowledge about the home. Since every home is so different (in size, age and in the improvements that have been made on it since it was initially constructed, to name but three important factors), the particular home’s specific issues would need to be defined first. Be that [...]

Recovery Through Retrofit: Saving Homeowners Money — Part III

The Recovery Through Retrofit report of October, 2009 identified key factors preventing the growth of the home energy retrofit market. One of that report’s achievements was to help generate more and better financing options for energy-saving home improvements. One of these areas is PowerSaver Loans. The FHA PowerSaver is a new financing option, developed by [...]

Recovery Through Retrofit: Saving Homeowners Money — Part II

The Recovery Through Retrofit report of October, 2009 identified key factors preventing the growth of the home energy retrofit market. One of that report’s achievements was the creation of a Home Energy score. So, what’s a Home Energy Score? The Department of Energy, with the support of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of [...]