This fall, Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) released a report evaluating the Home Energy Score program, sharing insights gleaned from the 20,000 Score reports completed over the past …
January 1st, 2021 will be the three-year anniversary of the City of Portland’s Home Energy Score policy. Twenty-thousand Home Energy Scores have been completed, resulting in some surprising new data …
When you think of your home’s energy consumption, you probably think of electricity first. But for many Portland homes, natural gas is also part of the picture. The Home Energy …
Crawlspaces are common in Portland homes, and they are a secret weapon in home energy efficiency. Like a basement, a crawlspace elevates your home off the ground, provides a convenient …
The city of Milwaukie in Oregon is mandating home energy scores that fall within its boundaries starting tomorrow, Oct. 1st. 2020. This mandate for energy scores will cover most homes …
From floods and natural disasters to the loss of iconic animals like the polar bear, climate change can feel like a problem too big to tackle. That hasn’t stopped Portland, …
Most of us don’t think too much about air quality inside the home. But Portland summers come with a good amount of outdoor air pollution from wildfire smoke, increased traffic …
To obtain the required Home Energy Score assessment in Portland, you really only need to do one thing: Make the appointment. However, our customers do ask us how they can …
Several weeks into social distancing and working from home, many people in Portland are starting to see an impact of the pandemic that they might not have expected: Increased energy …
You scheduled online or made the phone call. A Home Energy Score Assessor came to your Portland home and did the assessment. Then they handed you a piece of paper, …
