Home Energy Audits & Weatherization
A home energy audit is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes and to evaluate what measures you can take to make your home more energy efficient. An audit will show you problems that may, when corrected, save you significant amounts of money over time. During the audit, you can pinpoint where your house is losing energy. Audits also determine the efficiency of your home's heating and cooling systems. An audit may also show you ways to conserve hot water and electricity. You can perform a simple energy audit yourself, or have a Go Green, NM carry out a more thorough audit. |
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Go Green, NM uses a variety of techniques and equipment to determine the energy efficiency of a structure. Thorough audits often use equipment such as blower doors, which measure the extent of leaks in the building envelope, and infrared camera, which reveal hard-to-detect areas of air infiltration and missing insulation.
We test your combustion appliances to insure safe and efficient operation, determine how duct leakage is reducing your heating and cooling efficiency, verify your mechanical ventilation systems is working properly.
The Environmental Protection Agency provides important recommendations for improving your home and Energy Star is their symbol of energy efficiency. Their Energy Star Home Sealing Program estimates that the average homeowner will save 20% by sealing their home and adding insulation where needed. Go Green, NM uses these standards in our diagnostics and repair.
Are you interested in and Energy Efficient Mortgage (EIM) or Energy Efficient Loan? Go Green, NM can provide the required Energy Rating and documentation to support your EIM or loan. For more details about how energy raters and Go Green, NM can support an EIM visit RESNET or find more information on EIMs here....
NEWS
October 3, 2008 The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA). The legislation provides a bail out to the troubled U.S. financial markets. The legislative package includes extension of the federal tax credit for energy efficient homes. The legislation extends the credit through December 31, 2009. This includes an extension of the $500 homeowner's energy tax credit for improving the energy efficiency of existing homes for 2009.
ENERGY STAR Home Energy Yardstick
If you have five minutes and your last 12 months of utility bills, use the ENERGY STAR Home Energy Yardstick to compare your home's energy efficiency to similar homes across the country and get recommendations for energy-saving home improvements from ENERGY STAR. You will also need to enter some basic information about your home (such as zip code, age, square footage, and number of occupants). If you don't have your bills, contact your utility for a 12-month summary. Rather than focusing on a single component such as single-paned windows, an old heating system, or leaky ductwork, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR offers a whole-house approach that assesses how improvements to all of your home's systems can work together to deliver real energy efficiency and cost savings. Available Rebates PNM a local utility company of New Mexico rewards homeowers by providing rebates for improvements that save energy. More... Visit our Green Resources page for details on weatherization, remodeling or new construction services. Are you interested in building your own high performance home? Do you already have a floorplan? Do you want to Go Green?.... Contact Us for more information about this unique opportunity with Go Green, NM! |