Resources
Useful Web Sites
- EPA guidelines on air sealing
- EPA recommended insulation values
- What makes a home “leaky”?
Additional Details
- From the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11160
- From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy Home Performance with Energy Star website: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_audits
- For information about a HERS (home energy rating system) Rater from RESNET (Residential Energy Services Network), please visit: http://www.natresnet.org/directory/raters.aspx
- For information about BPI (Building Performance Institute), please visit: http://www.bpi.org/content/home/index.php
- Information about Blower Door Testing, please visit: http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11190
