02/03/2024
Solstice Home Performance https://www.solsticehomeperformance.com/ is very pleased to let you know about the completion of a recent Home Performance Project in Pottstown. On this home, we changed an existing Kitchen recirculation fan so that is now vented to the outside, installed two Panasonic Whisper Green Bath fans one of which will run all the time to provide fresh air, air sealed the home to 3.47 ACH50, insulated both attics, replaced the entire roof and installed a 5.2-Kilowatt Photovoltaic system. This was a comprehensive job that improves indoor air quality and makes the home one of the most energy efficient and sustainable homes in their neighborhood.
The Ventilation on this project cost $3300, Air Sealing and Insulation was $7400 minus an $1100 tax credit, the Roof was $16,500 and the Solar Panels were 19,500 minus a $5850 tax credit. Solstice Home Performance Fees were less than $1800 for managing the entire project.
The electric bill for this home for the next 25 years will be less than $25.00 per month. The ventilation improvements are a valuable investment in the health of the homeowners. The Air Sealing and Insulation measures will improve the home’s comfort and reduce the heating and air conditioning bills. The Roof replacement is a cost of home ownership that needs to be made every 20 to 30 years and should be planned for in conjunction with solar installations.
This home was built in 1999 and is very far along the home performance path to net zero because the homeowners made good choices on this project, it is not that old, and in the past 5 years the homeowners had already invested in a basement perimeter drain to keep it dry and a high efficiency HVAC system. In the future, when the gas water heater and Furnace reach the end of their expected lifespan, converting to a heat pump water heater and a heat pump are the logical next improvements.
Every home is on its own Home Performance Journey and may not be as far along the path as this home is. That’s ok. Solstice Home Performance would like to help you make your home as Comfortable, Healthy, Efficient, Affordable and Sustainable as is practical and possible. Our Energy Audits will help you identify how far along your home is on the Home Performance Path and then develop a plan to continue down a path that can be implemented sometime in the next 10 days to 10 years depending on your home’s equipment replacement cycle, your budget and other life priorities.
Energy Efficiency improvements are the only improvements that you can make that qualify for Tax Credits and soon there will be Federal Rebates available too. Contact us for more Information. https://www.solsticehomeperformance.com/
A huge thank you to our Partners on this project: Odonnell Roofing, Odonnell Solar, MT Building Services and Married 2 Electric.
