If you are planning to remodel your home in the near future why not take it one step further? That extra step is adding some greener features into your home that you do not currently have. This will not only help you feel a little better about your environmental footprint but it will probably offset some of the expense of your remodel in the long run too. Here are some of the ways you can affordably accomplish making your home greener as part of a remodel.
Ways to Make Your Home a Little Greener During a Remodel
Here are some greener home solutions that most people find are affordable options to add when they do a remodel.
Add solar panels
This is a great choice if you have a home that gets a fair amount of sun each day. With the advances in solar panels and their support accessories, you can almost completely get away from using grid electricity during the day. In the very near future, efficient solar storage batteries are expected to come down significantly in price and they will even further lessen your dependence on expensive grid electricity.
Add ceiling fans and a solar attic fan
Fans, fans, and more fans; they are a very affordable solution to lower home energy consumption. When you circulate the air in the rooms in your home from top to bottom with ceiling fans, it greatly reduces the amount of time you have to run your heater or air conditioner. In addition, a solar attic fan costs nothing to run once purchased and will keep heat from building up in your attic. Once again, because of this your air conditioning system will not have to work as hard to keep your home cool.
Add new insulated vinyl siding
Most people are really good about making sure their attics are sealed and well-insulated but they completely neglect their exterior walls. Nowadays there are a large variety of vinyl siding products that also add insulation value. By adding insulated vinyl siding, your home will look better and become even more energy efficient too.
Make sure your new appliances are more energy efficient
Get rid of those old energy gobbling electrical appliances and find yourself some much more energy efficient appliances. These days’ appliance manufacturers tend to be very conscientious about making their new products energy efficient because buyers focus on that more than ever before.
Not only will these things help make your home become greener during your remodel but they most likely will also add value to your home.
Where to Start?
If you are getting ready to do a remodel and you have decided on a contractor they can help oversee any environmentally friendly changes you want to make to your home. General contractors such as Evergreen Renovations & Roofing out of Beaverton, Oregon can even install some of these greener products for you such as insulated vinyl siding. So talk to your general contractor about your wish to have a greener home and let them help you out.
