Energy Efficiency and
Indoor Air Quality

 

Would you like to achieve the following goals in your home or some other building:

  • Prevent cold drafts
  • Minimize entry of allergens, irritants, and toxic particles
  • Reduce costs for heating and air conditioning
  • Prevent "Stuffy" rooms
  • Eliminate lingering odors
  • Control indoor humidity
  • Prevent Mold problems
  • Prevent Dust Mite problems
  • Minimize indoor Radon levels
  • Prevent backdrafting (reverse flow) of chimneys.
  • Prevent freezing of water pipes
  • Make your entire home a sanctuary from airborne microbes (anthrax, botulism, smallpox,...), toxic gasses, and radioactive particles that may be released by terrorists or by accident.

Testing and Consulting Services

Air Leakage Test:  A fan is placed in an outer doorway. During the test, the amount of  air flowing through the fan will equal the amount of air flowing through leaks in the outer shell of the building.

 
Cool Smoke Pencil: Small puffs of cool white smoke used during the air leakage test will enable you to see where dust, mold spores, pollen, insects and cold drafts have been able to enter.

NOTE: In typical new and existing homes, the gaps, cracks and holes in the outer shell total between 100 and 300 square inches and are open all the time. Ducted air circulation systems in typical homes create significant pressure differentials that drive air through the existing openings between the interior and exterior.
Visual Inspection: To identify moisture damage, mold growth, leaky air ducts, etc.

Indoor Air Pressure Testing: To identify conditions that can waste energy and damage your health.

Consulting: To help you solve problems identified during the inspection and tests.

NOTE: We also offer rating services for EPA Energy Star Homes,  and American Lung Association Health Houses.

On-site testing and consulting services to help you improve indoor air quality, comfort, and energy efficiency are now available in the Omaha area. When we finish, you will be asked to pay no more than you think our services have been worth to you. For an appointment or further details, contact Jon Traudt at:

Health & Energy Company

Providing Testing and Consulting Services since 1982

3316 Augusta Avenue,   Omaha, NE 68144
Phone: 402-697-1205              Cell Phone: 402-680-4429               E-mail: jtraudt@tconl.com

 

Your Satisfaction is Unconditionally Guaranteed!

New Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Take Effect

New energy efficiency tax credits went into effect on January 1st, making it easier for U.S. families and businesses to reduce energy costs at home, at work, and on the road. As part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the new tax credits will allow consumers to reduce their 2006 tax bills on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to the amount allowed under the law. For example, consumers who purchase the most fuel-efficient vehicles could reduce their tax liability by up to $3,400, while those who install energy-efficient windows, insulation, doors, roofs, and heating and cooling equipment in the home can receive up to $500 off of their federal tax bill.

Specific tax benefits for the home include $50 for purchasing an advanced main air circulating fan; $150 for installing a highly efficient furnace or boiler; $200 for installing energy efficient windows; $300 for purchasing a highly efficient central air conditioner, heat pump, or water heater; and 30 percent of the purchase cost, up to $2000, for solar power and solar water heating equipment (this does not apply to equipment used to heat swimming pools or hot tubs).

Businesses may be eligible for credits such as a 30 percent tax credit for the installation of qualifying solar equipment on buildings. Companies that build highly energy efficient homes or manufacture energy-efficient appliances can also earn tax credits. See the DOE press release and for more details, see the Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency.

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