5 Steps to Planning Portland Home Energy Score Improvements
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 …
Top 4 Ways to Improve your Home Energy Score in Portland
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 …
5 Warnings on Home Energy Score Improvements
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 …
Insulating the Garage in Portland: Impact your Energy Score?
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 …
All About Ducts – Improve your Home Energy Score
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 …
How to Get Ready for your Home Energy Score
Ready to schedule your Home Energy Score report? Here are five tips for making the most of the experience. 1. Choose a reputable assessment firm. Before the Home Energy Score …
3 Tips to Improve Old Windows – Portland Home Energy Score
Windows can be a big efficiency drain on your Portland home, and they’re definitely a factor in your Home Energy Score. But while replacing them with brand-new models may be …
5 Best Upgrades for Home Energy Score
Getting a better home energy score in Portland means making your home as efficient as possible. There are many projects you might take on to meet this goal — but …
Adding Basement Insulation: DIY
What lies beneath? Most Portland homeowners would rather not venture down into their unfinished basements or cramped crawlspaces — the land of spiders, dust, and forgotten holiday decorations. But it …
5 Ways to Improve HVAC (Home Energy Score Boost)
The Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning, or HVAC, system in the home is perhaps the most-overlooked player in the energy efficiency game, but it is not something a home energy score …