Your home is a system. When looking at energy-saving upgrades to your home it needs to be looked at as a system. Every part of your home is just a small piece of an intricate system. Insulation, windows, furnace, hot water tank, ventilation, ECT, all these parts must work together. Each part must work at peak performance or no part can give you its full benefit.
For example:
New furnace with inadequate insulation
If you install a new 98% high efficiency furnace but your attic is under insulated, all the heat your super high efficient furnace produces will escape out through the attic. So the furnace does not solve the problem. It gets overworked and breaks down much faster. Add new Michigan-made Applegate insulation and seal your duct work and now you’re saving money.
Improper attic ventilation
An under-ventilated attic will trap excess heat and moisture. Excess attic heat will radiate into the living space causing your A/C system to be overworked and lose performance. Moisture can also cause performance loss. Adding 1½% moisture content to your insulation can reduce its effectiveness by 36%. Less insulating value means your furnace is overworked and will lose performance. Furnaces don’t work without insulation, insulation doesn’t work without ventilation. Each component relies on the other to work properly. This is why we look at the house as a system.
*Builder and homeowner preferences create unique homes in new construction, and in older subdivisions. By being exposed to thousands of products through our insurance restoration services and 24-hour emergency response teams, Aaron’s knows what products work well, and how they perform.
To find out how to upgrade your home properly you must first have a comprehensive energy audit assessment. This energy audit will provide you with the information necessary to make an informed decision on where to start.
Having a detailed report of your potential savings before you start any work will allow you to see the fastest return on your investment. Aaron’s BPI-certified Energy Auditors/Building Analyst can perform an audit for you in 3-5 hours. We will prepare a full, easy to understand report showing you what steps you need to take to help you start saving.
*Take advantage of over $4000 in rebates and tax credits available to you. A Michigan home energy audit is necessary to receive all the rebates and tax credits available to you.
