Efficiency, Comfort and Environmental stewardship for everyone.
If you are like most people you want to do the most for your
comfort while being as efficient as you
can. If you can be green and be a good
steward to the environment that would be great too, right?
All too often people associate being “green” with sacrifice and some level of
discomfort. Let me reassure you that there are many levels to which our customers strive to be good stewards to our environment. It’s all about your personal commitment to
our environment in conjunction with your budget.
Take for example a project we recently completed, The
Burbech at Beacon Springs. This home as well the owners, Tom and Marti, are the
poster children for environmental stewardship. Created out of an abundance of
research and a desire to be a flagship of change in the way we build homes, a
team was assembled from the design firm, Architectural Resources, the builder, Fireside
Home Construction, along with every trade involved in supplying and installing
their products. The result was a home
that is essentially invisible to nature. Capable of producing 100% of the
electricity it consumes with Solar PV panels, capturing rain water which will
be eventually used within the home as a source of potable water (once local
codes catch up with technology) and taking care of all waste onsite through
composting. This is truly a marvelous project, but admittedly it is not within
everyone’s budget to go to these lengths. Visit out project spotlight @ https://energypath.com/projects/geothermal/Invisible#
and http://www.beaconsprings.org for a blog about this home.
So where can you make a difference? A geothermal system is a great place to start.
Let’s take a closer look at Geothermal Heating & Cooling. According to Energy Star, home heating,
cooling, & hot water account for 55% of a home’s energy consumption. https://www.energystar.gov/products/ask-the-expert/breaking-down-the-typical-utility-bill. So needless to say we can have the biggest
impact on our budgets if we tackle the bigger energy consumers first.
Geothermal heating and cooling systems get most of their energy from the earth,
in fact, about 70% of the Btu’s needed for heating or cooling a home are
absorbed from the earth for free. This leaves you with only needing to purchase
30% of the energy needed to maintain a comfortable home. Since a geothermal
system only uses electricity, you can often times eliminate completely, the
need for any fossil fuels in your home. Depending on the utility companies that
serve your home, you can expect to reduce your heating, cooling and hot water
costs by as much as 70%. Click on this link to try out the savings calculator
on our website and see how much you could save. https://energypath.com/resources/calculator
You might now be asking how does a geothermal system have a
positive impact on the environment and make us better stewards. For every geothermal system installed, carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. Each installation is equivalent to removing
two cars from the road or planting 1 acre of trees.
Through creative financing, many geothermal installations
can be installed with no money down, and most,
if not all, of the installation cost can be paid for through your energy
savings.
