[Summit] Energy Efficiency Inspection?

[Andrew Nosal]

Attic insulation, snug windows and doors, careful sealing of other gaps in exterior walls and enclosing the wall cavities so they do not act as chimneys give a faster payoff than wall insulation, so if you already have those improvements, there is not much left to improve.

More importantly, If cellulose in your wall gets wet, as it can from ice dams, it stays wet and rots your sill.  Without the cellulose an intermittent or undetected leak will take a long time to do serious damage.

RISE does seem to push the cellulose in the walls, but their other information is useful and so are the lamps.

On May 13, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org> wrote:

> That audit is worth it for the CFLs!  They have 3 ways, and decorative ones too, and they last.  I've had some that don't last.
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> Unless walls were opened, you might have knob and tube in the walls still.  If so, blown in insulation is not a great idea.  It's interesting though, because blown in insulation is designed specifically for older houses, as newer ones are insulated, and if you don't open the walls of an older house, how can one be sure there is no knob and tube?  And if you DO open the walls, you won't use blown in.  Catch 22.  
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> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:53 AM, anna highsmith <anna at occupant.org> wrote:
> We would be interested in this info too-- we had an energy audit from Rise about five years ago, and were pretty unimpressed with the process. 
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> They said we needed to insulate our walls, but that they wouldn't do it without a gut renovation because there may be residual knob-and-tube wiring in our walls. Everything coming from the breaker box in the basement was replaced by a previous owner and all visible wiring is modern. No airflow test, no real assessment of our leaky windows, but we did get some free CFL lightbulbs that lasted until this year.
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> Anna
> Colonial Rd
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> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Christopher Buecheler <cwbuecheler at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> First off, a quick greeting and introduction! My wife and I moved into our condo in January and I've been reading this email list since February, but haven't yet participated. We're on 4th St. by Seven Stars, and looking forward to spending the next several years here in Summit ... especially once they finish tearing up our street and we don't have to listen to construction all day!
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> Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for who I could go to for an energy efficiency inspection ... preferably a company that's not going to try and sell me something at the end. I'd rather pay for the report and know that the guy doing it isn't thinking "how can I sell these people some insulation?" rather than getting a "free" report that I can't trust.
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> If anyone knows any services of this type, I'd appreciate it!
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> Thanks,
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