For Homes That Work
Making your home energy efficient is a
great first step. It is also a necessary
step before considering renewable energy
sources, such as solar and wind.
Becoming energy "lean and mean" can also help you stay in your home longer. (See
Aging in Place).
Most important to you and your family is to make, and keep, your home safe and healthy. There are many things that can cause your indoor environment to become unbalanced. This includes the modifications that may be made to make your home energy efficient. It is critical that your project be managed by someone who knows how to check your house for contaminants before and after improvements to be sure it is left in a safe and healthy condition.
Too often, when people think about energy conservation and efficiency, they think about buildings and appliances,
but forget about the other key ingredient in the total energy consumption picture - people. Our habits with regard
to energy use can have a huge impact on our total consumption and on the indoor environment.
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RESOURCES
US EPA: Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades
EPA has developed a new voluntary guidance document that provides a set of best practices for improving indoor air quality in conjunction with energy upgrade work in homes.
Basement Waterproofing Tips
Basement leaks are easy to prevent and even fix without taking a bath.
Visit the Carbon Monoxide Safety Association (COSA) Resources website for Health Alerts, tips and other resources.
Video: Water and Moisture Management, John Ouellette, M.D.
What is Home Performance?
The Whole-House Approach to Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Home Performance is a comprehensive "whole-house" approach to upgrading home energy efficiency and interior comfort. Every Home Performance upgrade begins with a thorough home inspection and evaluation of current household energy use...
Testimonial - A Personal Story
Read one mother’s story about how she changed her living space once she learned how her house was impacting her daughter’s health.
Handout - Indoor Environment Quality
If you’ve never pictured what “House as a System” means, check out page two of this educational handout that Rana Belshe, Conservation Connection, created.
Whitepaper - Safe Air at Home™: A Case Study
Many folks who advocate for healthy homes, particularly those who work with people who have low incomes think of indoor air quality issues as resulting from pollutants in the house that are too concentrated, due to inadequate ventilation and other factors. And, rightfully so, they also are concerned about polluted outdoor air being brought into buildings.
However, even though the retrofit strategies being used may work, we believe there are two missing or little-understood pieces: Separating all attics from living spaces, and balancing room pressures.
PURE ENERGY BLOG
A. Tamasin Sterner:
Do You Plan to Become a BPI Test Center?
Home Energy Pros
January 15, 2012
I'm wanting to assess which tri-state BPI Affiliates are becoming BPI Test Centers. And, in order to not over flood the area with too many Test Centers, I'm looking to pool resources. If you are becoming a Test Center, or if you know an entity that is, please share that information...