Category: Improve Your Home Energy Score – Do it yourself

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 …

Did you know that homeowners in Portland are eligible for cash incentives and low-interest loans to make energy efficiency improvements? If you long to snug up your home but are …

“How much will it cost?” That’s the question most frequently asked by Portland homeowners considering improvements that will boost their Home Energy Score. It’s a good question, but there’s a …

When we first purchase a home, or go to sell it, we tend to fix the obvious problems: Rotting porch, leaky roof, old plumbing. But there might be other problems …

Air sealing is probably the top recommendation for improving the energy efficiency of Portland homes after they receive a preliminary Home Energy Score report. In fact, heated or cooled air …

Air sealing, insulation, new furnace — so many Home Energy Score improvements, so little time! With the many steps involved in selling a home, it seems that improving energy efficiency …

In January 2019, the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability released first-year figures for the Home Energy Score program. The average Portland home got an overall energy score …

Two years into the Portland home energy score policy, it’s not hard to get advice on what to do to improve your score. Portland homeowners are adding insulation, sealing up …

Maybe 2019 is the year you finally start a band, restore an old hot-rod or sell your home. In any of these scenarios, you may be wondering if you should …

Even in a temperate zone like Portland, life would be pretty uncomfortable without some kind of heating system. For most Portland homeowners, heat typically comes from an HVAC system powered …