Local Contractor Helps Customers Save Up to 40 Percent on Energy Bills
Alure Home Improvements partners with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® to make homes more efficient and comfortable
East Meadow, NY – For homeowners who pay high energy bills and are not getting the comfort they are paying for, Alure Home Improvements of East Meadow now offers services under the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program to help customers save up to 40 percent on their energy costs and increase the comfort, health and safety of their home.
Sponsored by the Long Island Power Authority’s Clean Energy Initiative, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® offers residents a comprehensive “whole house” approach to energy efficiency. As a contractor participating in the program, Alure Home Improvements is specially trained to use building science techniques and diagnostic equipment to test and treat homes for maximum performance. Alure Home Improvements has been accredited by the Building Performance Institute (BPI), a national resource for building science technology that sets the standards for assessing and improving the energy performance of homes.
According to Alure, “As a BPI Accredited contractor offering Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, we look at the performance of the whole house, not just one room or single problem area. It’s a great service and value for homeowners.”
Under the program, Alure Home Improvements will perform a comprehensive home assessment to evaluate a home’s insulation and air infiltration levels, heating and cooling equipment efficiency, and the efficiency of windows, doors, appliances and lighting. BPI Accredited contractors also test ovens, water heaters and other equipment to make sure dangerous combustion gases like carbon monoxide are not leaking into the home.
When the assessment is complete, Alure Home Improvements will identify what improvements can be made, the cost of making those improvements and what kinds of financial incentives, such as low-interest financing, are available to homeowners who decide to have the improvements made.
Alure Home Improvements, which offers comprehensive home assessments for $500, adds that homeowners should contact a BPI Accredited contractor if experiencing any of the following problems:
- high energy bills
- drafty areas
- rooms that do not heat or rooms that overheat
- unexplained black stripes on walls, ceilings or floors
- mold and mildew problems
- moisture in attics and basements
- condensation on windows
- backdrafting combustion appliances
- ice dams
- poor air circulation or air quality
For more information about Home Performance with ENERGY STAR and LIPA’s Clean Energy Initiative, visit www.lipower.org/cei or call 1-877-ESTAR-LI (877-378-2754).
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