2023 Energy Rebates and Incentives List for Oregon
Before you conduct an energy update to your home, whether your planning on replacing appliances, insulation, windows, HVAC systems, thermostats, or install solar, it is important to check for any …
Dust Control During Home Remodeling + Free Rebates List
One way to improve your home’s Portland Home Energy Score is to invest in energy upgrades. With Portland being the first in the state to adopt a program of this …
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Lower Your Utility Bills and Improve Your Energy Score
The new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022, is set to positively impact Americans in a number of ways, and ultimately, …
How to Monitor Your Home’s Electrical Usage
It’s easy to get caught up in day-to-day living without giving much thought to energy usage in your home. But a little foresight, planning, and monitoring will go a long …
Xeriscaping for Your Portland Home
With summer here, thoughts turn to the outdoors here in the Pacific Northwest. Gardening and landscaping become priorities for homeowners, and increased water usage is inevitable. Whether you have an …
How to Prevent and Clean up Mold in Your Portland Home
Mold growth in homes is a common occurrence in Portland with our long, damp annual periods. Mold spores—the microscopic cells that reproduce and cause mold to spread—can be insidious, creeping …
Top 4 Ventilation Options for Your Portland Home
We recently wrote an article about how to control moisture in your home, and as we said, one of the key focuses in your home to prevent moisture is proper …
How to Control Moisture in a Portland Home
Controlling moisture in your home is essential to your budget and your health. In Portland, this can be a challenge considering all the rain we get. Three-quarters of the year …
Top 3 Heating Systems for Homes in Portland
Portland is described as having a Mediterranean climate due to its close proximity to both the ocean and the mountains. However, we don’t see the warm weather found in other …
Home Energy Score 1 – How Bad is It?
Since the Home Energy Score (HES) became a legal requirement for most Portland, Hillsboro, and Milwaukie home owners wanting to put their homes on the market, concerns about a score …