Here in Georgia- it is freezing right now. We are getting calls left and right to make homes more energy efficient as well as comfortable. Many of them are looking for a quick fix but a few are thinking long term as well. If you have an inefficient house and you have holes in your insulation, then stop letting your money go through the roof and out the walls! Energy efficiency also makes your home more comfortable. I am sure that your family would appreciate a more comfortable house as well. The colds and allergies will also diminish.
There are 2 main parts to home performance. How your home performs, and how you perform in the house. In the winter, if you have a leaky house then you can either lower the thermostat and freeze (lifestyle change), or you can make your home more energy efficient (home performance changes) and be comfortable and save money!
Within Home Performance you can either do basic changes to your house or advanced changes to save even more money. Basic changes include: upgrading insulation, draft blocking, sealing up your duct work etc. These are all areas that you can get an immediate payback on comfort and energy efficiency.
If you have made the basic changes to your home and still want to save money, then upgrade the mechanical systems in your home. HVAC is the number 1 consumer of energy in the house followed by the water heater. The most efficient water heater on the market is Solar Thermal. The most efficient HVAC on the market is geothermal HVAC. This system is more than twice as efficient as a typical HVAC unit. Combined with the Solar and Insulation upgrades your energy consumption can be cut by over 50% or more!
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To learn more about geothermal in person come visit us at Log Home and Timber Frame Show here in Atlanta this weekend. Read on for more details about the show.
Log Home and Timber Frame Show, January 23-25th at the GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER, close to Atlanta Airport. BOOTH # 310
We will be at the Waterfurnace booth and Tim Uzar from our team will be there to help you with your geothermal questions. See you this weekend!
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You will soon find out once your assessment is complete. I know that you are a green advocate- so do not feel so bad when you learn about all of the drafts in your house. They can be fixed rather easily.
what is draft blocking and how does that work?
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