Free Program Aims to Lower Homeowners' Utility Bills

OAKLAND & LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, MICHIGAN

A free program is being offered to help lower utlity bills for homeowners through the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency. 

The initiative is OLHSA's weatherization assistance program and serves eligible families by making their home more energy efficient.  Residents will receive help with wall insulation, attic insulation, air leakage reduction, furnace repair or replacement and other energy saving measures.  For more information about qualifying for the program, call 248-209-2760 or visit www.olhsa.org 

Our company was selected from hundreds of other contractor applicants to participate and provide for these "at risk" consumers, something OLHSA doesn't take lightly.  We were vetted and now are assisting metro Detroiters with energy saving measures.

Consumers who wish to research these measures for their home:

 248-352-4251, affordablespaces@gmail.com

Let the Sunshine In and Earn a Tax Rebate!

Letting in the sunshine could be a bright idea - especially when you update your home with energy-efficient windows. Homeowners installing qualifying windows can get as much as $1,500 back from the government under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

"There's never been a better time to replace your old, inefficient windows," according to Four Seasons Sunrooms in Southfield Michigan. "The government is actually helping you to save money on your energy bills."

Four Seasons Sunrooms -the award winning sunroom, conservatory, patio room, and enclosure manufacturer - recently expanded its product line with energy-efficient windows that meet and exceed the U.S. government's strict energy-efficiency criteria for a 30 percent tax credit. Made with the company's exclusive super energy efficient ConservaGlass Select technology, the heavy-duty vinyl replacement windows include, at no extra charge, consumer-friendly features such as Stay-Clean Technology, which keeps the glass cleaner longer; Glass Masking, which protects your investment for the lifetime of the windows, even if you sell your home.

The company is well known for the outstanding performance of its year-round solariums, screen rooms and patio enclosures and is now bringing its over 35 years of experience to consumers with super energy-efficient windows.
- FREE DESIGN CONSULTATIONS-FINANCING PRE-APPROVALS
-CUSTOMIZED COMBINATION SOLUTIONS
(including magnetic interior storms, attic insulation, weatherization repairs).

Four Seasons Sunrooms and Super Saver Windows
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BUILDINGS ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Researchers in building technologies are working closely with industry and consumers to develop more efficient technologies for buildings.  The goal is to increase energy efficiency, and improve comfort, health, and safety of building occupants.

From country clubs, churches, hospitals, offices, museums, non-profits, to schools, managers are struggling with higher energy bills.  Budgets are tightening straining monies for core operations leaving little or none for capital improvements and construction and remodeling.  But that's where Super Saver Windows can help!

These clear acrylic panels - custom fit to the building's existing window openings - can make any window perform better!  They will reduce your energy consumption without sacrificing natural light that is so beneficial to mood, energy, learning, attitude.  You don't have to replace, you can encase (your openings creating a tight seal to keep out drafts, pollen, noise).  And the acrylic is lightweight so it can be removed and stored, where desired for cleaning, egress, ventilation. 

Attention building managers and owners: We can provide you with a free measure and quote meeting. Contact us today: 248-352-4251 to schedule a convenient time.  Have all your questions answered.

Energy lost through residential and commercial windows cost U.S. consumers about $40 billion a year, a loss comparable to the value of the oil delivered by the Alaska pipeline. 

The commercialization of "low-emissivity" windows and labeling systems, which reduce the energy lost through normal, double glazed windows by 35% has grown considerably.   This technology was pioneered by Berkley Lab and the Department of Energy along with manufacturers.  At about a 35% market share, cumulative U.S. energy savings to date from these windows is $760 million and will reach $17 billion - net of added up front costs - by 2015.  Four Seasons Energy Saving Windows is a great product when you are considering window replacement, but sometimes, you just can't afford to replace all your windows! 

Super Saver Windows provides a great, affordable way to increase your existing windows' energy efficiency without replacement. 248-352-4251

To learn more about energy saving developments for windows, visit: Berkeley Lab on the web.

Berkeley lab's goal was to develop a clear scientific understanding of the heat transfer mechanisms in windows and identify opportunities for reducing those gains and losses.  Developing more efficient window technologies was daunting because of the need to demonstrate their effectiveness and convince consumers of their importance.

With a $500 billion per year national energy bill and more than half of our oil supplied by foreign sources, U.S. energy use has become a matter of strategic importance. There is little disagreement that wise management of our energy consumption is a national priority, and we are making substantial progress toward that goal. Thanks in part to new technologies and policies focusing on the efficient use of energy, leveraged by research and development (R&D) at the DOE national labs, the national energy bill is about $100 billion lower today than it would otherwise have been.

Programs addressing energy and the environment promise relief for some of the most pressing issues of our time: the rising national energy bill, industrial competitiveness, international security, urban and indoor air pollution, and the specter of global climate change. At the same time, it is recognized that energy-saving objectives must be coupled with goals of enhanced comfort, quality, productivity, and safety in the built environment.

LBNL's interdisciplinary research programs are positioned to guide new technologies from the lab to the marketplace. Research and development plays an important leveraging role in the marketplace by accelerating the commercialization and consumer acceptance of new technologies, while ensuring the quality of the indoor environment. This work is rooted in collaborations with equipment manufacturers, building professionals, utilities, and other national laboratories active in the energy sector. New technologies nurtured at LBNL with