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Cozy Home value: how we are different
“This winter after Cozy Home air sealed and insulated the 2 back closets, finishing off most of what needed sealing and insulating in my home, I had no ice dams, and I use to always have ice dams on the back sides of those 2 closets. Well done, as always, and thank you.”
Amherst condo: 55% airleakage reduction & $2,625 in rebates
A recent attic retrofit project in Amherst achieved 55% air-leakage reduction following advanced air-sealing. The attic was insulated to R-60. As part of the Home Performance Services program with Berkshire Gas, the Mass Save eligible energy efficiency measures received $2,625 in Mass Save rebates.
Damn Ice Dams
Destructive ice damming is a symptom of a flaw in the building’s insulation boundary. It is wise to plan on properly fixing the root causes of ice damming, instead of employing ‘band aid’ fixes year after year. A proper attic solution will give piece of mind, and keep you cozier and energy bills under control.
What is lurking in your crawlspace?
In heating-dominated climates, 40% or more of the air you breathe in your home originated in your crawl space. Improving dank crawlspaces is a clear way to benefit house IAQ (indoor air quality), comfort, and energy efficiency, yet it is surprising that many homeowners aren’t in the know.
2020 Clean Energy Plan and the missing ‘Middle Energy Retrofit’
Mass 2020 Clean Energy Plan: “deep energy improvements, which substantially improve building energy performance, should be encouraged in a way they are not in the existing program structure.”
Energy Efficiency tax credits extended to 2011
As part of the beastly ‘ Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010′, important energy efficiency tax credits were passed by the US Senate this week- yet at lower levels.
Cozy Home begins LEAN multi-family program
We are grateful to be working in a State and region where an often forgotten sector can be supported by utility companies. Cozy Home gears up for its first project for the new Low Income Multi-Family retrofit program.
2011 EE Tax Credit extenders bill in Senate
Today I return to the Cozy Blog to announce that there is a likely chance that the 2010 Energy Efficiency incentives will be extended into 2011. This is good news! And perhaps those many folks eager to secure credits will be able to breath a sigh of relief.
$1,500 tax credit expires Dec. 31st
The Federal tax credit for energy efficiency improvements expires on Dec. 31st. Receive a credit of 30% of product cost, up to $1,500. Schedules are filling up, don’t wait!
Cozy Home does Mass Save Screening Assessment
Today Cozy Home Performance performed its first two Mass Save screening assessments as part of the 2010 Mass Save Home Performance Services pilot program. The process went well, though…
