QUICK WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR HOME’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY – BoiseCribs.com offers a “15-Ways to Improve Your Energy Efficiency Immediately” Guidebook.
With the temp outside hovering in the teens, I’m reminded how easy Energy Efficiency is. It’s the cleanest, most readily available, and easy to implement ways to be “green”. If you’re like most people, you don’t want to have to pay more for your home’s energy than what you need to. Forget for a moment about waste and the environment, and understand that most homeowners are throwing money away every month because their homes could really stand to improve their energy efficiency.
Fortunately, there are some relatively basic and quick things you can do if you want to improve your energy efficiency Today:
• Start by assessing the situation. There are a number of online energy efficiency calculators you can use to estimate how much money you’re burning every month just because your home could stand to see improved energy efficiency. These calculators take all of about five minutes to use. If you’re more aggressive and have more time, you can bring in a professional energy auditor who can do a thorough assessment and tell you where the most effective energy efficiency improvements will be for your particular home.
• Change out your thermostat. One of the quickest ways to improve energy efficiency in your home is to start with the thermostat. You can install a programmable thermostat fairly simply, and they’re really not that expensive at all. They are readily available at most local hardware stores, and you’re almost certain to find them at the big box tool and home improvement stores. These devices will pay for themselves in usually under a year.
• Check your insulation. Whether it’s adding some insulation to your attic or simply caulking around your exterior doors and windows, taking an hour or two to better insulate your home and reduce the air flow is a great way to quickly improve the energy efficiency of your home.
• Get energy efficient appliances. If you’ve got a 20 year-old clothes dryer or fridge in the garage, chances are pretty good you’re not being anywhere near as efficient as you can. Today’s appliances are greener (not to mention much more feature rich) than those of decades past.
I can’t tell you how many times I show people how much their old fridge or deep freeze in the garage costs on a yearly basis. Many times it’s 5 times the value of the old beef roast or beers being stored there.
We know energy efficiency and renewable energy technology backward and forward. Call us today to talk in person, or send an email and I’ll forward our 15-Way to Improve Guidebook your way.