“It’s no surprise with rising energy prices and other costs draining the piggy bank that homeowners want to maximize home performance with green remodeling options,” said NAHB Remodelers Chairman Lonny Rutherford, CGR, CAPS, CGP, a professional remodeler from Farmington, N. M. “Professional remodelers provide the solution for making the 125 million existing single-family homes in the United States more energy-efficient.”
The group responsible for compiling data about green energy systems is the National Green Building Standard,™. This organization includes the only consensus rating system for remodeling. This standard provides a roadmap for green remodeling and assures consumers that remodelers know how to plan and complete authentically green remodels.
Remodelers have installed a number of efficiency-enhancing products in recent months, including:
- Windows—73 percent of surveyed remodelers installed more energy-efficient windows that are insulated to prevent outdoor heat exchange.
- Insulation—65 percent made upgrades such as insulation replacement and spraying foam or fiber insulation into enclosed walls and roof cavities, while 27 percent insulated foundations and 52 percent installed insulated exterior doors.
- High-efficiency HVAC systems(56 percent)
- High-efficiency kitchen appliances(47 percent)
- Water-saving faucets and fixtures(46 percent)
“Newer technologiesare also quickly gaining in popularity,” saysRutherford.
“Thirty-five percent of remodelers reported installing tankless water heaters, which save on energy costs by heating water on demandinstead of continuously eating energy.”
There are a multitude of ways we can learn to conserve our energy, and many homeowners are doing this as they remodel existing homes, or move to newer homes which already have many of the energy saving systems.
Many In The Palm Springs Desert Area Are Learning How To Go Green and I’d love to hear how YOU are using green energy saving techniques in your homes.
IMPORTANT: If you or someone you know is interested in buying or selling a home in the Palm Desert Area, try searching properties on the same Desert Area MLS Realtor’s use, or give me a call….or visit my website at Palm Springs Homes and Estates. I will be happy to give you or your referral my “red carpet service.” After the sale, I will send you a $50 Gift Certificatetowards dinner in a fabulous Palm Springs Area Restaurant so you can celebrate!
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Nancy Hankin
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