It has been quite a while since my last post. But home performance is booming and this job is mostly pro-bono. Having said that our home owner is pursuing two different paths to help finance some of this project. The first path is a program called "Assisted" through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Essentially this is a weatherization assistance program. If our home owner qualifies he will be granted a complimentary energy audit and up to $5,000. worth of energy related improvements. The other program is through BG&E, the Smart Energy program offers financial incentives to BG&E customers who engage in energy related home improvements. We are also jointly looking into geo-thermal incentives. Please check out the links below to learn more about the two incentive programs. Thanks for following us on our path to greening this home.

http://www.bgesmartenergy.com/

http://www.mdhousing.org/ARRA/WAP.aspx

Bringing Green life to an old house

Over the next year or so I will be helping the owner of this two hundred year old home located in Mount Airy Maryland bring new life and a shade of green to his home. This process will start with a comprehensive energy audit as well as a home inspection. I will post both inspections as they are completed. From a cursory inspection of the home I know that the home needs a crawl space liner installed and a roof leak repaired. Also the owner has expressed an interest in a geothermal heating system. Due to the age of this home all of the improvements will be challenging but not impossible. Wish us luck.