tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57877453801790702902011-07-08T07:20:35.940-07:00Case Study: Evaluation of the feasibility of Green Building Applications on an older homeNoble House Residential Serviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487637196503085888noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787745380179070290.post-30274216988106866512009-09-02T07:54:00.000-07:002009-09-02T08:15:19.534-07:00It 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&amp;E, the Smart Energy program offers financial incentives to BG&amp;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.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.bgesmartenergy.com/">http://www.bgesmartenergy.com/</a><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.mdhousing.org/ARRA/WAP.aspx">http://www.mdhousing.org/ARRA/WAP.aspx</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5787745380179070290-3027421698810686651?l=nhresserv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Noble House Residential Serviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487637196503085888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787745380179070290.post-55615549320210392702009-05-12T17:38:00.001-07:002009-05-12T18:09:35.093-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RHpQe_5H4EA/SgodtR88lPI/AAAAAAAAABY/5kqWNrxugPc/s1600-h/HPIM1507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335109372324123890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RHpQe_5H4EA/SgodtR88lPI/AAAAAAAAABY/5kqWNrxugPc/s320/HPIM1507.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RHpQe_5H4EA/SgodtB3dXrI/AAAAAAAAABQ/uVDNQgTqCPs/s1600-h/HPIM1505.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335109368006139570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RHpQe_5H4EA/SgodtB3dXrI/AAAAAAAAABQ/uVDNQgTqCPs/s320/HPIM1505.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>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.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5787745380179070290-5561554932021039270?l=nhresserv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Noble House Residential Serviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487637196503085888noreply@blogger.com0