Weatherization Workshops and Tips

If your winter heating bill is over $200 per month, chances are that you would benefit from some home weatherization improvements. Here are a few tips that could be useful in keeping your home warm for less money:

  1. The two biggest sources of energy use is your HVAC system and your hot water heater. Keeping your house well insulated, as well as preventing air leaks and maintaining a proper temperature for hot water can lead to great cost savings, and a more comfortable home.
  2. Air leaks around your doors and windows allow cold air into the home during the winter months. This prevents your HVAC system from maintaining a target temperature, keeping it constantly running and unable to actually warm your home. Fight this problem by air sealing your windows and doors!
  3. LED light bulbs can save you money on energy use because they only use 20% of the energy & last up to 25 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs. Replacing five of your most used light bulbs to LEDS can save up to $75 annually.
  4. For the best savings on your hot water heater, install a hot water heater blanket for insulation and adjust its temperature to 120 º.
  5. Arrange furniture so that no vents in the home are blocked. Keeping all vents open and clean will allow the air flow to be better circulated and make it easier for your HVAC system to heat your entire home.
  6. Change your air filters every 3 months in order to keep your HVAC system running properly and maintain healthy air quality in your home.
  7. Check out an energy audit kit at Bluegrass Greensource or your local Lexington public library in order to find out where weatherization is needed the most in your home. Each home is different so don’t assume where weatherization is needed and find out yourself by doing a home audit with one of our rental energy audit kits.

This list of weatherization tips for your home is a good start, but it is important to keep in mind that every home is unique and will need different weatherization to keep it running effectively. For more information on how to weatherize your home in order to save money this winter on utility costs, join us at one of our free weatherization workshops. In this workshop you will learn different air sealing techniques, energy saving tips, a comprehensive look at our energy audit kits, and information on energy-related assistance programs in Lexington, KY. For a list of dates and locations please visit our website at: https://bggreensource.org/what-you-can-do/energy-efficiency/weatherization/

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Fundraising Update

Just two weeks left!

The holidays are upon us, and New Year’s is just around the corner. That means that the GoodGiving Guide Challenge is also entering its final weeks.

This fall, we have a goal of raising $7,500 to help support three critical areas of our mission. At the moment, we have raised $4,100 toward that goal. Now is the time to make your donation. Here are three easy ways that you can support Bluegrass Greensource this year:

  1. Go to our GoodGiving Guide Challenge page and make a one-time, tax deductible donation: https://bggives.razoo.com/giving_events/bg15/home
  1. Come join us Monday, December 21st, at Blue Stallion Brewing Company, where we are the featured nonprofit for Mission Mondays. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy some good beer, good company, and support a great cause—Bluegrass Greensource will receive 10 percent of the sales for the evening. So come out Monday night and help us turn the Blue Stallion green!
  1. Right now, our good friends at Synergy Home have made an incredible offer to Bluegrass Greensource. For every new “like” they receive on their Facebook page from now through December 31st, Synergy will donate $1 to Bluegrass Greensource. Synergy Home is a new business in Lexington that is your one-stop shop for energy efficiency and renewable energy services. Check out their Facebook page here, give them a “like,” and help support Bluegrass Greensource!
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