What is the gas mileage on your house?

A silly question, yet more people are asking what to expect in terms of energy costs in a prospective house, and wanting to know how to reduce the cost of running their current house. After all, a mortgage is not the only cost of owning a home! As energy prices are expected to rapidly rise in the next decade asking about the "gas mileage" of a house only makes sense.

This is even more true when one considers the fact that a more energy efficient home also has these (and other) features:

• greater comfort
• better performance when the power goes out (stays warmer longer)
• better for your health (e.g. asthma rates are usually lower in "green" homes)
• has higher resale values (at least dollar-for-dollar, often more)
• is easier to sell -especially important when the market is bearish
• makes great conversation starters!

Many existing homes can be improved significantly by using relatively inexpensive technologies, such as caulking, installing water-saving devices and more. Ask us for more tips!

North Americans are mostly unaware that the #1 energy mover in buildings is radiant heat, accounting for 50 - 80% of all heat movement! Windows are large thermal holes with radiant heat, unless they have low-e coatings, film or other methods to absorb or reflect that radiant heat. Ask us how to stop wasting so much heat through windows.

If you are more serious about saving energy and improving your comfort levels, check out some of the products available. For a minimal fee you can have a professional assessment of your existing home that will more than save you the price of the consultation, and greatly lower your energy bills!

If you are considering building a new home, don't build it until you have gone over the plans with a professional energy consultant. You will be very happy you did that! Many builders and architects do not know about many ways of inexpensively improving the energy performance of the building. Ian is Built Green© approved and can easily save you 30% on your energy bills.

Do you know that the newest wave of home purchasers are very keen to be green?

Want to get started? Check out the consultation page, or get in touch with us.