By now we’re all feeling the pinch on our wallets from escalating energy prices. Undoubtedly, these costs will continue to rise and we’ll all need to discover ways to use and get by with less. So, here’s a question...which pollutes more – your home or your car? Okay, maybe it’s obvious by the title of this entry, but yes, your home! That was one of the first questions I was asked when I first entered the field of energy efficiency and I got it wrong. Most people just don’t think of their homes spewing out pollution. But the truth is, they do. And one way to know just how much is through a home energy audit. Through the Fresh AIRE program, Arlington County has been providing a limited number of home energy audits to residents of Arlington. If homeowners have a better understanding of how their home is using and/or wasting energy, he/she will be more inclined to do something about it. In all cases, these have been very revealing. And while there are some home improvements that require some up-front investment, many small low-cost, no-cost things can be done. Check out this short WUSA-TV video clip and write-up on a recent home energy audit conducted by Troy Tanner of The Home Energy Detective, Inc. on an Arlington home. You may just feel the urge to act!
Comments