CARLISLE, Pa. — An actionable item everyone can do to live more sustainably is increasing your home’s energy efficiency. It’s a step energy providers likeIt’s an important home update that Jon Kautz recognized nearly 20 years ago. Kautz is the owner ofbased in Carlisle. His company completes energy audits at homes and can perform upgrades to these homes to improve their energy efficiency.
His company will give you a list of projects that should or shouldn’t be done to get the most bang for your buck. “That’s the place where the bad things happen,” he said. “So the attic, we want to seal air leaks where we’re letting our air exfiltrate into the neighborhood—we want to eliminate that, and we want to have good insulation there. And then air infiltration occurs at the bottom of the house, so where the framing sits on top of the foundation, we call that a rim and band detail.
“I noticed a significant difference in the condition of the temperature of the house,” said Parrish."It was, to me, very noticeable."“All the usage has gone down, was down, from before we did it. So it absolutely works,” he says.In an effort to incentivize Pennsylvanians to complete more energy efficient projects like these at home, there are numerous rebates and tax incentives available that companies like Energy Smart Home Improvement will help you utilize.
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