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Green Home Update – 5 Energy Efficient Enhancements For The Eco-conscience

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">With innovation and modern <span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">technology<&sol;span> progressing as fast as it does&comma; it’s no wonder that there are more and more options for an energy efficient home&period; Reducing the energy costs is a great way to save on the costs of owning and maintaining a home&period; Making energy-efficient enhancements to your home can help you save on your utility costs and also be eco-conscious&period; Take a look at a few upgrades that can certainly help around the home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;" wp-image-939 aligncenter" title&equals;"Green Home Update - 5 Energy Efficient Enhancements For The Eco-conscience" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;01&sol;Green-Home&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Green Home Update - 5 Energy Efficient Enhancements For The Eco-conscience" width&equals;"607" height&equals;"446" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Install a &&num;8220&semi;Smart&&num;8221&semi; Thermostat<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Having a programmable thermostat lets you better control the temperature in your home and use less energy for heating and cooling&period; With a programmable thermostat&comma; you can set the temperature to reduce energy use during off hours when you are not at home or are sleeping&period; Proper use of a smart thermostat can save the average homeowner close to &dollar;200 a year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Get a New HVAC System<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If your furnace and&sol;or air-conditioning system are older&comma; they likely don&&num;8217&semi;t operate at optimum efficiency&period; Installing a new HVAC system that is Energy Star-qualified can save the average homeowner about &dollar;10 a month on heating and cooling costs&period; You want to make sure that your new system is properly installed by a licensed HVAC technician&comma; because improper installation can reduce your systems efficiency by nearly one-third&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Make Efficiency Improvements to Your Existing HVAC System<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you don&&num;8217&semi;t have the thousands of dollars needed to buy a new HVAC system&comma; there are a number of upgrades you can make to ensure your existing system works at peak efficiency&period; These include replacing your air filter once per season&comma; getting an annual system tune-up &&num;8211&semi;with help from Comfortable Home Systems and sealing your heating and cooling ducts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Install Energy-efficient Lighting<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One of the easiest and cheapest green home upgrades you can make is to replace old inefficient light bulbs with newer&comma; more-efficient ones&period; CFL light bulbs cost anywhere from &dollar;3 to &dollar;15 but save anywhere from &dollar;30 to &dollar;80 in energy usage over the life of the bulb&period; With most bulbs&comma; you recoup the cost within the first year of usage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Seal Up Your Entry Points<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The U&period;S&period; Department of Energy estimates that the average home loses up to 20 percent of its warm or cool air through improperly sealed doors and windows&period; Caulking cracks around windows and adding weather stripping around your doors can greatly reduce the amount of air that escapes to the outside&period; Other places where air can escape that may need to be sealed up are areas around chimneys&comma; ducts and switches and outlets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Energy-efficient upgrades can range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand&comma; but they almost always recoup their costs and more in reduced energy costs&period; Consider making these changes to your home and stop spending money on wasted energy&period; Your wallet and the environment will be sure to appreciate it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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