Don’t forget to call your preferred heating and cooling contractor to schedule your annual maintenance check of your central air conditioner or heat pump! One key step is to clean out the condenser sitting outside as they get clogged up with dust and debris. This will improve the air moving through the unit and help […]
Disaster averted! Every house should have a plumbing leak detection system that alerts you to a problem before you have a SERIOUS problem. We have a Flume Smart Home Water Monitor that helps us track our water consumption and will alert us to unusual patterns of usage. Since installed, it has accurately detected 2 different […]
An energy audit is a type of inspection of a building that seeks to answer questions about how best to improve the home or building’s energy efficiency, but it’s also in investigation of how the structure works as a system to deliver energy efficiency, comfort, durability, and health and safety. For this particular home, we […]
Do you have mold in your attic or crawlspace? Ever wonder why it happens? While it’s important to follow protocols to mitigate the problem, it’s also critical to understand WHY it’s happening and what should be done to prevent it from coming back in the future! That’s where we come in! We look at how […]
What’s wrong with this picture? The thermostat is located on a wall almost on top of a chimney chase. The metal chimney buried in the wall has waste heat in the pipe from a furnace and water heater. Some of the heat is going to come through that wall and impact the temperature that the […]
Are heat pump clothes dryers ready for wide adoption across the United States? When it finally came time to replace our old clothes washer and dryer in December 2019, I wanted to test out a heat pump dryer technology that is relatively new to the United States. I’ve been interested in them for several years […]
On Saturday, September 28, more than a dozen renewable energy experts from around the state will join forces at Chillicothe Public Library to present a day of learning and sharing about current energy topics. Open to the public free of charge. Todd Abercrombie, owner of EverGreen Home Energy will be presenting the 10 am session and […]
Are You Looking to Save on Utility Costs Do your utility bills give you the blues? Do you feel your utility bills for electricity and gas usage are too high? You are not alone! When the utility bill arrives each month, many homeowners and tenants open it up with dread. In central Illinois, the amount […]
Take a deeper look at the system through performance testing. In the heat of the summer, our air conditioning systems get quite a work out to keep us comfortable indoors. It almost goes without saying, a comfortable building at work can make us more productive in our jobs. The last thing we want at the […]
The Peoria magazine, Interbusiness Issues, dedicated their October 2016 issue to energy. As publisher Jan Wright mentions in her note on Investments in Innovation, “Like water, the distribution of electricity is something most of us take for granted—but we would notice immediately if it wasn’t there. Continued innovation—in both the source and delivery of energy—is essential if […]