Many of our customers ask, What is ENERGY STAR?
ENERGY STAR is a joint program between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
Many of you have seen the very recognizable logo or symbol on your household appliances or systems. This logo means that the appliance or system has met the energy efficency guidelines that were created by the EPA. Items that carry this logo help to reduce your energy costs by about one-third, and also have similiar savings on greenhouse gas emmissions.
We also see the ENERGY STAR logo when buyers are shopping for a new home. New construction homes today have features such as effective insulation, high-performance windows, tight construction and ducts, and efficient heating and cooling equiptment. Homes that have earned the ENERGY STAR are 15% more efficent than homes built with the 2004 International Residential Code. These homes are about 20-30% more energy effiecent that standard homes. In order to earn the ENERGY STAR, homes are inspected by a third-party.
If you are a current homeowner and looking for ways to make your home more energy effieicnet you can take simple steps like sealing leaks where air enters or exits the home, addition additional insulation, and sealing duct work throughout the home. The ENERGY STAR website offers multiple tips, instructions, and videos on how to do these simple steps. While on the site also check out the cooling and heating quiz to see if your heating and cooling systems are operating to their potential.

