Need to repair your home after Hurricane Sandy? Integrate green design, save money, and improve your ecological footprint.
How to start:
Improving your building's envelope will make your home more comfortable and reduce energy costs. Since every home is different, getting a free energy audit will help you figure out what green repairs will give you the best return on investment. You audit is the first step to qualifying for NYSERDA's new and very attractive On Bill Recovery financing. You can get a free audit for your home, business of place of worship.
Leverage government and power authority incentives to fund parts of the improvements. Need a new roof? Consider white roofing, or tasteful light colored shingles that qualify for tax breaks, find out what your local building code requires from roofs that hold up solar panels, or what it would take to install a green roof.
Need to replace applinaces? Replacing with Energy Star rated appliances will save you money and energy.
Flooded basements often mean needing to replace large heating equipment. Buying more efficient boilers and hot water heaters save money, energy and our good for the environment.
Need to rework the yard, or business property? Consider a rain garden that can help prevent flooding in the future, a xeriscape that requires no watering, or a kitchen garden that can provide you (or your employees!) with fresh vegetables, instead of lawn. All these options help you create a more sustainable community, improve your green image and prepare you for future weather.
