Helping to Create Healthy, Comfortable and Energy Efficient Homes
HERS (Home Energy Rating System) ratings
- Existing Homes energy inspections and HERS ratings
- ENERGY STAR Partner - qualify new ENERGY STAR homes
- RESNET accredited HERS rater
- LEED / GREEN-BUILT Homes rater / consulting and 3rd-party certification
Home Performance Contracting
Improve your homes performance to save money, increase comfort and home value.
Comprehensive home energy analysis and performance packages
EverGreen Home Services is committed to helping create sustainable, green homes that save energy, money and the environment. Resource and energy efficient homes create many benefits for the individual and for the environment. Green homesare more comfortable and healthier, more durable and affordable to maintain, and create more disposable income! Green homes also reduce the harmful impact our homes have on our environment and can in fact, change from being a burden on the globe to making a productive and positive impact.
Homebuyers and homeowners benefit from EverGreen Home Services "whole-house" approach in assessing a homes performance / energy use, identifying areas of inefficiency or waste and making cost-effective recommendations for energy efficient improvements. Some energy improvements have a 50 percent return on investment!!!
As a RESNET accredited HERS rater company, we provide homebuilders seeking a competitive advantage the professional consultation and support through each phase as needed; design, construction and independent verification of ENERGY STAR or GREEN-BUILT homes.
Energy efficiency improvements pay monetary and environmental dividends for years to come !!!
The science of resource and energy efficient buildings and building process is well developed, though not routinely practiced in the design, construction or maintenance of today’s homes! “Green” is on an upward trend as more people learn the wisdom of building or remodeling using resource and energy efficient design and construction.
We are committed to raising the awareness of the benefits of going green and making it easier to do so. And we are committed to supporting homebuilders, homeowners and homebuyers by applying the principles and methods of green building and performance testing standards.
A less well understood impact of air leakage is the devestating impacts it can have with in wall assemblies. Insulation R-value is drastically reduced with air flowing through it, making it little more than an air filter. Air flowing though walls will cause moist warm air to condense when it reaches the cold exterior, causing mold, mildew and often rot !!!
EVERGREEN Energy Tips:
CFL Lighting
> Those little twisty lights are called CFL's (compact florescent light) and only use one quarter of the juice for the same amount of light.
> They also last 10 time longer than incandescent bulbs which use 90 percent of their power to create heat.
> They now come on faster and have different "colors and temperatures" of light available, daylight, white, bright white, comparable to incandescent lighting.
> By replacing just one bulb to a CFL results in one quarter ton LESS coal being burned!
> You can put CFL's in any existing fixtures with good air flow to maximize their life.
> Hardware stores sell 40w, 60w or 75w equivalent bulbs in a four pack for about $8.00!
