When it gets cold out and you are cranking up the thermostat, stoking the fireplace, increasing your gas usage and still feeling chilly, it's time to evaluate what you might be able to do to help your home retain heat and your wallet retain money..
Energy Star, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's brainchild, is equipped to help every American consumer of energy to learn how they can use less. THIS SITE is an awesome little interactive place where you (and your whole family) can see what you can do to improve your quality of life and use less of our natural resources.
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Besides the money and energy you will save, another benefit is that if and when you decide to sell your home, you can show the potential buyers how inexpensive their monthly bills will be. If you would like more information on how to conserve energy, insulating your house or preparing it for the market, please call me today at 770-862-8002.
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Michael Bradford
Southern Prime Realty
1 comment:
Another idea that I just came across (although likely not new to most) to reducing air conditioning costs are solar blinds. There are many manufacturers out there.
These energy conservation products are to reduce the amount of the sun's UV rays that enter the home through primarily south facing windows, yet do not block the view from the inside.
We recently acquired two types from different manufacturers, one installed on the instide of the window and the second on the outside. We really like the second type as it prevents much of the UV rays from hitting the window in the first place. This one manufacture's solar blinds can fit any site, shape and style of window, on any type of window frame, and can be installed by the average home owner for a cost less than $3 a square foot.
We are going to install it on our large south facing windows in a few weeks and let our visitors know our experiences.
Regardless of the brand or manufacturer, I think these can be a common thing for all home owners with south and west facing windows in their home to use to reduce air conditioning costs in the increasingly hot and drawn out summer.
Dan
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