Tips For Buying An Energy Efficient Home- Part I
If this is your first experience purchasing a home or your 10th you should familiarize yourself with the things you need to check if you are going to make a wise purchase and not a home that is an energy drain. If the seller or builder balks at your questions and is less than cooperative we recommended that you say—next and move on. The U.S. Department of Energy states that currently, in 2006, homes use greater than 20% of the energy consumed in the U.S. and of that 53% of the energy is from natural gas. If you are concerned about the price of gasoline for your car then you must also be concerned about the cost to heat and air condition your home. How far will you drive to a gas station that sells gasoline a few pennies cheaper than the station just down the corner?
How do you know if the house you own or the house you are considering purchasing is a good investment as to its energy efficient performance making it a place to live comfortably? How much is this house going to cost home heating and cooling per month or year at a satisfactory temperature? Could my money be better spent on more critical things in life other than home heating and cooling? Is there a way of finding the actual annual energy costs of a perspective new home other than living in it for a year before committing to such a major financial purchase? Yes, there is a way.
Energy Efficient Home Raters™ audits can be performed on a new home after it has been built and as it operates. The results of the audit will produce an estimated range for the cost of a home’s energy use and the exact cost will be determined by your personal use. $500 is the industry’s standard cost for an audit and it will vary depending upon the scope of service and the location of the home. Once performed it is essential that the original report documentation be kept in a safe place for future reference. Details of what one needs to look for in an energy audit and the benefits will be addressed in additional sections.
Copyright © 2006, Dennis & Siti Crook, The Energy Efficient Home Team™
How do you know if the house you own or the house you are considering purchasing is a good investment as to its energy efficient performance making it a place to live comfortably? How much is this house going to cost home heating and cooling per month or year at a satisfactory temperature? Could my money be better spent on more critical things in life other than home heating and cooling? Is there a way of finding the actual annual energy costs of a perspective new home other than living in it for a year before committing to such a major financial purchase? Yes, there is a way.
Energy Efficient Home Raters™ audits can be performed on a new home after it has been built and as it operates. The results of the audit will produce an estimated range for the cost of a home’s energy use and the exact cost will be determined by your personal use. $500 is the industry’s standard cost for an audit and it will vary depending upon the scope of service and the location of the home. Once performed it is essential that the original report documentation be kept in a safe place for future reference. Details of what one needs to look for in an energy audit and the benefits will be addressed in additional sections.
Copyright © 2006, Dennis & Siti Crook, The Energy Efficient Home Team™
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