What does it mean for a home to be energy-efficient? It means having a home that uses less energy to keep you comfortable: less energy to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer, less energy to light your living spaces and go about your daily life. This means lower bills for you and greater environmental sustainability.
In an existing home, you can do a home energy assessment to consider whether you'll save energy and money by improving your insulation, tuning up your heating and cooling systems, changing light bulbs and lighting systems, and other strategies. Other evaluation tools are available at the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET).
And good news for those of us here in Colorado: our listing service, MLS, is adding a field for Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index scores, which tell you how much more or less energy efficient a specific home is, as compared to a standard new home. Read more about the HERS index here, and watch for HERS scores to show up in our listings when they're available!
