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Energy Efficiency


Where Has All The Energy Gone

Many existing home were not built to be as energy efficient as necessary for today and the future. For cost reasons and environmental reason, it is important for us to fix our house to be more energy efficient.

The first chart (source: EPA) shows that close to 70% of energy is used in space heating, space cooling and water heating. The second chart shows the major problems areas where the energy is wasted in heating and cooling. It is quite obvious that that improvement in these areas can reduce energy consumption. They are also best done during a remodel.

Here is a list of things can be done to improve the energy efficiency. They are in order of easy of doing as well as cost effectiveness.