If you get a professional energy audit done and make subsequent changes to your home, you could be eligible for a grant of up to $5,000 from the federal government, which may also be matched by your provincial government.

Proposed new legislation in Ontario may soon require a home energy audit prior to sale. If you are wondering if your house wastes energy, get a professional home energy audit now to locate your home’s leaks and inefficiencies. It’ll help you make choices about home upgrades and will save you money over time.

Looking ahead, energy efficient homes are attractive on the real estate market and sell for as much as $8,000 more. A more energy-efficient home is warmer in winter, cooler in summer and has cleaner air. Apart from the benefit to the bottom-line pricing of your home upon resale, you can also recoup the cost of the audit and the retrofits you make by saving as much as 35% on your heating and cooling costs.  Using less energy in your home will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy production by as much as 4 tonnes a year.

At Green Cricket we are concerned about energy saving too and we highlight to our customers the products that are produced within 100 miles of our warehouse. Seeing the distance-to-market criteria symbol on our website will help you in your purchasing decisions along with our other Quality Criteria.

[written by Kate Holloway, Trevor Smith]

Tags: Energy, Green Criteria

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