Energy Analysis Leads to a Healthier Home

With the warm days of summer behind us, this is a good time to think about how to make your house more comfortable in the winter months. A home energy analysis is the first step in identifying opportunities to eliminate drafts and cold spots – which often result in turning up the thermostat. Indoor temperatures become more consistent and controllable when air leaks from the outside are located and sealed.
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CASE STUDY   • Gracious 1926 Home gets an Energy Work-Over

Dr. Paul Porter and his wife Sue, looked at 250 houses before buying a three-story, waterfront home in southern Rhode Island earlier this year. They liked its gracious proportions, elegant millwork, and unobstructed river views. Built in 1926, the house, however, was highly energy inefficient. Before they moved in, the Porters replaced all of the windows, remodeled and insulated the bathrooms, applied icynene foam insulation to the attic ceiling, and installed a new oil-fired HVAC system. In September, with 85% of the exterior walls still un-insulated and the kitchen walls gutted, the couple hired Woodmeister to conduct a comprehensive home energy analysis before continuing with their remodeling plans.
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Master Builder ADVICE  • Why Now is a Good TIme to Buy

Has the housing market finally hit bottom? That’s the question buyers and sellers – and all of us in the housing industry – are asking. There are signs that prices may be stabilizing and even rising in some markets, including Boston. However, Yale University economist Robert Shiller, who famously foresaw the housing bust, predicts that prices will remain sluggish, neither increasing nor decreasing significantly, for five years.
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