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 …
How to do a DIY Home Energy Assessment
Before you commit to a professional home energy assessment to learn your home’s energy score, you might want to consider taking the DIY route. Now you can’t perform your own …
Why Get a Home Energy Score Before Selling a Home?
Since January 1, 2018, all residents who wish to publicly list their homes for sale in Portland are legally required to get and disclose a Home Energy Score Report (HESR) …
Hillsboro Home Energy Score Program – 2022 Update
The possibility of the Hillsboro Home Energy Score Program we wrote about back in June is now a reality. Though not an official vote, community response to a survey of …
Top 5 Myths for Portland’s Home Energy Scores
Recently, we covered Hillsboro’s steps towards instituting a mandatory Home Energy Score, and the city did a remarkable job of publishing the feedback they received from the public. Opinions on …
Top 5 Insulation Types for Portland Homes
One of the most sure-fire ways to increase your Home Energy Score, lower your energy bills, and create a greener home is to ensure you’ve properly insulated your spaces. The …
Hillsboro Poised to Enact Mandatory Home Energy Scores
By the looks of things, Hillsboro will likely be the next city in the area to adopt a Home Energy Score policy, joining the ranks of Milwaukie and Portland. On …
Energy Efficiency Improvements: Incentives and Cash Back in 2021
Have you ever thought about making energy efficient improvements on your home, but felt the cost would be too great? Maybe you know that investing the money will pay off …
Home Energy Scores Across the Country
It’s been only three years since Portland began requiring Home Energy Scores. For anyone who’s bought or sold a home in Portland in those three years, this policy may seem …
Portland Suspends Home Energy Score Enforcement – But Only Until May 1st
Portland made history in 2018 when it made Home Energy Scores mandatory for all homes going on the market. And as we passed the three year anniversary of this mandate …