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March 10th, 2011, 06:21 AM
Closing the Energy-efficiency Deal
Pointing Out Incentives for Energy-efficiency Retrofits Will Ensure Homeowners Do the Work
Before energy-efficiency improvements, this Iowa home built in 1909 was performing 96 percent less efficiently than the same house built to code.
This chart demonstrates annual energy-cost savings associated with the energy retrofits recommended for the Iowa project. Some retrofits interact with one another, and the total savings offered by each can change if the package of combined retrofits changes.
Everybody is talking about energy efficiency these days. You’ve certainly heard homes that have completed energy-efficiency retrofits are enjoying fewer drafts, consistent temperatures across rooms, better ventilation and humidity control, and lower utility bills.
How can you make energy-efficiency improvements part of your portfolio? Better yet, after you recommend energy-efficiency improvements to a homeowner, how do you ensure he or she contracts you to complete the work? To be successful in the energy-efficiency remodeling marketplace, remodelers must align themselves with an energy auditor and then research and apply for all the incentives available for a project. The more the team can reduce a homeowner’s costs, the more likely the remodeler will get the work.
The Incentives
In today’s marketplace, it is important to stand out from the crowd and reach new customers and markets. For example, my firm offers certification of existing homes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES) program. HPwES is a performance standard that provides a whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and comfort while helping to protect the environment.
Full Story: http://www.qualifiedremodeler.com/print/Qualified-Remodeler/Closing-the-Energy-efficiency-Deal/1$2439
Pointing Out Incentives for Energy-efficiency Retrofits Will Ensure Homeowners Do the Work
Before energy-efficiency improvements, this Iowa home built in 1909 was performing 96 percent less efficiently than the same house built to code.
This chart demonstrates annual energy-cost savings associated with the energy retrofits recommended for the Iowa project. Some retrofits interact with one another, and the total savings offered by each can change if the package of combined retrofits changes.
Everybody is talking about energy efficiency these days. You’ve certainly heard homes that have completed energy-efficiency retrofits are enjoying fewer drafts, consistent temperatures across rooms, better ventilation and humidity control, and lower utility bills.
How can you make energy-efficiency improvements part of your portfolio? Better yet, after you recommend energy-efficiency improvements to a homeowner, how do you ensure he or she contracts you to complete the work? To be successful in the energy-efficiency remodeling marketplace, remodelers must align themselves with an energy auditor and then research and apply for all the incentives available for a project. The more the team can reduce a homeowner’s costs, the more likely the remodeler will get the work.
The Incentives
In today’s marketplace, it is important to stand out from the crowd and reach new customers and markets. For example, my firm offers certification of existing homes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES) program. HPwES is a performance standard that provides a whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and comfort while helping to protect the environment.
Full Story: http://www.qualifiedremodeler.com/print/Qualified-Remodeler/Closing-the-Energy-efficiency-Deal/1$2439