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Builder Benefits for Building Energy Star Homes
October 20th, 2009 | 
Author: ATTENTION RESIDENTIAL HOME BUILDER’S! BUILD ENERGY STAR QUALIFIED HOMES TODAY!
Being an ENERGY STAR Builder will:
- Increase sales and profits by offering homes that are valued more highly by homebuyers
- Improve customer satisfaction and reduce callbacks by providing a home that has been performance tested.
- Receive Incentives from power company’s /Cooperative marketing funds
- Receive Marketing & promotional materials
- Enhance Reputation as a quality builder of homes that earn the trusted ENERGY STAR label
- List your business on the Northwest and National Energy Star websites
- As a Energy Star builder you will receive incentives from local utilities
- (Tax Credit homes can also be certified. Builder receives a $2000 tax credit for each home)
- (There is also a existing home program called Home Performance with Energy Star that can allow your customers to receive low interest loans from the state of Idaho or Energy Improvement Mortgages from many lending company’s.)
Your customers will:
- Save money on energy costs for years to come
- Have a more comfortable indoor environment with even temperatures from room-to-room
- Contribute to a healthier natural environment and help reduce global warming
- Be eligible for Energy Efficient Mortgages
- Benefits from healthier indoor air resulting from performance-tested duct work and improved more controlled ventilation.
- Have peace of mind knowing their home has been certified by an independent third party
- Have a home that appraises higher then standard code home & a better Resale value
READY TO JOIN ENERGY STAR?
- There is no cost to partner with EPA’s Energy Star or to use the programs promotional materials.
- Here’s the partnership process for builders:
- Fill out partnership agreement.
- Work with a local Home Energy Rater(EarthsaversO2) to ensure that your homes are designed and built to meet NORTHWEST ENERGY STAR prescriptive path and guidelines.
- Have your homes inspected, tested & certified by your Home Energy Rater(EarthsaversO2)
TO LEARN MORE CALL: 208-743-2132 or email brook@earthsaverso2.com
Our company will work with Builder in Lewiston, Moscow Idaho & also Clarkston, Pullman Washington. We will also work with builders in the surrounding areas.
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Tags: clarkston, comfortable indoor environment, duct work, earthsaverso2, energy efficient mortgages, home builders, idaho, indoor air, lewiston, moscow, northwest energy star homes, pullman, quality builder, save money, third party verification, washington | 
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Energy Audits & Home Inspections
Bellow are good reasons why to have a home inspection done.
Common Home Problems and Solutions
Courtesy of www.energystar.gov
Is your home cold, drafty, or uncomfortable? Do you have high energy bills? Ice dams? Peeling paint? Excessive dust? Addressing these types of home problems can make your home more comfortable, and at the same time improve its energy efficiency — saving you money on utility bills and helping to protect the environment too.
High Energy Bills
High utility bills in summer and winter can often be traced to air leaks in your home’s envelope, inefficient windows or inefficient or incorrectly installed heating and cooling equipment, or poorly sealed and insulated ducts.
Mold, Mildew or Musty Odors
Water leaks or high humidity can lead to mold and mildew. This can cause wood rot, structural damage, peeling paint, and a variety of health problems. Often, high humidity in homes with central air conditioners can be traced to improperly sized or installed air conditioners.
Damp Basement
A damp basement is commonly caused by moisture migrating through the foundation. As this moisture evaporates, it increases indoor humidity and can promote the growth of mold — resulting in an uncomfortable house.
Cold Floors in Winter
Some types of floor coverings (such as wood, stone, tile, or concrete) will naturally feel cold on bare feet. However, insufficient insulation or air infiltration can also cause cold floors.
Drafty Rooms
Cold air coming into or going out of your house, especially through leaks hidden in the attic and basement, can cause rooms to feel drafty and uncomfortable.
Dust
Increased dust could be a sign that it is time to change your air filter or that your ductwork is not well sealed.
Moisture on Windows
Inefficient windows or high indoor moisture levels from air leaks can result in condensation, frost, or pools of water on windows and sills.
Ice Dams
Warm air inside your home leaks into the attic and will warm the underside of the roof causing snow and ice to melt and refreeze as it runs off your roof — forming icicles and ice dams.
Peeling Paint
Peeling or cracking paint on your home’s exterior may be a sign of a humidity problem or improper paint application.
Hot or Cold Rooms
Significant differences in temperature from one room to another could be caused by several factors, including inadequate insulation, air leakage, poor duct performance, and improperly installed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
Dry Indoor Air in Winter
Air leaks in your home allow warm humid air to escape and draw in drier colder air.
Posted in Why have a High Performance Home Inspection? |
Tags: air conditioner, Common Home Problems, damp basement, drafty, energy audits, energy efficiency, high energy bills, home inspection, indoor air, mildew, moisture, mold, musty odors, peeling paint, saving you money, utility bills, windows |
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