“It’s much easier and less intrusive to incorporate these options into a newer home. With an older home, you’re looking at a fur- nace that is 20 years or older if you’re using natural gas,”Vernaus says.
‘This used to be space-age stuff, but it’s coming. We’re hoping to help it along.’
“But it can still be done. Sometimes it can be as simple as air-sealing with space foam or caulking. We do tons of window upgrades with our Power Smart loan.” Moore says the number of homeowners tak- ing advantage of eco-energy grants for resale homes has made a huge difference to the en- vironment. “Greenhouse gas emissions have been re- duced over 30% since 1990,” he says. And Vernaus adds that it’s only going to get better as home builders continue to push the envelope. “The buzz word for the next generation is a
net-zero house. It will generate as much power as it uses — the amount of energy your house is using will be the same amount it’s returning to the grid,” Vernaus says. “This used to be space- age stuff, but it’s coming. We’re hoping to help it along.”
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