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Insulate and Air Seal Your Home

Summary: Airsealing, Insulation

Description

If you live in an older home, the insulation in your walls may need to meet modern energy efficiency standards. An older home most likely has around 250% more air leakage than a home built today — a lot of cold air sweeping into your home makes it uncomfortable and expensive to heat! We suggest properly insulating your home to reduce the money and energy you may be wasting.

To learn more, click “Steps To Take” and "Deep Dive" on the tabs above.

Deep Dive

How can you tell if your walls are properly insulated and air sealed? 

You can find out with a no-cost virtual home energy assessment. 

Are they any financial incentives available?

Take advantage of the 75% reimbursal on insulation (and other weatherization)! MassSave, a sponsored energy efficiency program, will reimburse all customers for any needed insulation at 75%.  If you had an assessment in the last two years and already have a Mass Save insulation recommendation, you can still qualify for the incentive! Check with the company that did that assessment to check if you qualify, and if you do, the incentive will be applied to the existing assessment.

MassSave also subsidizes approved air-sealing work. It also offers a 0% loan program for financing HVAC and energy efficiency measures. The energy efficiency professional can give you more details during the assessment.  

How else can I improve my energy efficiency?

There are many more energy-efficient improvements you can make beyond insulation and air-sealing, and MassSave has additional incentives for renovations and additions, as well as 0% loans for greater energy efficiency measures. Here are some ideas for improvements:

  1. Convert to an electric heat pump for heating and cooling
  2. Convert to an electric heat pump water heater
  3. Replace upper-level recessed light fixtures with insulated ones.
  4. Install a draft stopper for your chimney
  5. Use insulation products not covered by the MassSave program
  6. Change to electric induction cooking
  7. Carry out advanced air sealing through blower door-directed air sealing
  8. Weather strip or replace drafty windows
  9. Add heat recovery ventilation to improve air quality and preheat fresh air entering your home

Steps to Take

Step 1: Sign up for a free home energy assessment. 

Step 2: Schedule an air sealing and insulation installation with a local company like MassSave.

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