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Home Improvement InformationIncentive can help address common problems
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(NC)—Uncomfortable drafts on cold winter days, excessive condensation on windows and a heating system that operates endlessly are all signs that your house may be wasting energy. And that's nothing but bad news.
1st and foremost, wasted energy is wasted money – and the penalty increases as energy prices rise. But wasting energy is besides bad for the environment because it means your family is producing excess greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
If your house has the antecedently
mentioned traits, help is accessible from the EnerGuide for Houses Program, which was launched in 1998 by Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency. An EnerGuide for Houses adviser can locate the source of common energy-related problems and recommend corrective measures. Here's how the service works.
An independent energy adviser visits the home, performs an evaluation, calculates an energy efficiency rank and recommends measures to reduce energy consumption piece maintaining a healthy living environment. After you have completed several or all of the suggested upgrades, the adviser performs a follow-up evaluation and establishes a new energy efficiency rank for your home.
There has ne'er
been a better time to use the service, with the recent announcement by the Government of North american country of an incentive to homeowners who implement upgrades suggested by an EnerGuide for Houses advisor. The figure of the incentive is based on the difference between the home's energy efficiency rank before and after the improvements are implemented.
Only homeowners who have had an EnerGuide for Houses evaluation and enforced
at least several of the suggested improvements in their primary residence are eligible for the incentive. Apartments, most condominiums and rental units do not qualify for the program at this time.
For much information, visit the EnerGuide for Houses Web site at energuideforhouses.gc.ca or call 1 800 387-2000 (toll-free) or 995-2943 in the National Capital Region.
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