Benefits
Every home is different, and every homeowner or renter has different problems or needs. Everyone has their own reason for wanting a home energy assessment, and Next Step Living’s whole house approach to addressing energy consumption can help address them all.
What people are asking…
How can I save money? How can I reduce drafts? How can I help the environment? How can I reduce allergens in my home? I don’t know what I need, but I need something!
Click on the tabs below to learn about the problems individuals need solved, and how Next Step Living’s home energy efficiency services can help address all of them.
Savings
Given the current state of the US economy, saving money is on a lot of people’s minds, and frigid New England winters coupled with rising fuel prices only exacerbate the issue.
By tackling your home’s main sources of energy consumption – lighting, hot water, and heating/cooling – Next Step Living can lead you along the path to easy and cost effective energy savings, ranging from 20-50% of your annual energy bill.
Comfort
Inexplicable drafts and incessantly cold rooms during the winter cause homeowners all over to crank up the heat and force their furnaces to work overtime. Likewise, overactive AC units in the summer time are unnecessary sources of energy waste.
By lowering your energy bill, weatherization measures inevitably increase the overall comfort of your home. Eliminating pesky drafts is far easier than spending thousands on new windows – the root issues are unique to every house, but the solution is as simple as requesting a home energy assessment.
Health and Safety
Less obvious than high energy bills and drafty rooms are the important health and safety concerns that accompany an inefficient home. Beyond the deadly carbon monoxide threat posed by a poorly functioning boiler or furnace, inefficiencies in a home will cause a host of mold, moisture, and allergen problems, to mention a few.
As part a home assessment and any measures that follow, we analyze and address all of these issues, making sure that your home and its inhabitants are as safe and healthy as possible.
Community
Taking important steps towards an more efficient home benefits both your local and global community — economically, socially, and environmentally. By weatherizing your home you save money and create local green careers, stimulating your local economy and supporting the livelyhood of energy professionals in your area. Furthermore, a well weatherized home can result in 20-50% lower energy use — a reduction of 1-4 tons of CO2, annually!
Whether you want to help in the fight to mitigate climate change or to help retrofit your local community, an energy efficient home is the best place to begin.