Living Green: Energy audits can find home inefficiencies

LAS VEGAS -Energy auditor Bill Douglas is on the hunt - looking for ways your home wastes energy.

Everywhere there is something bolted or screwed to the wall or ceiling, there is the potential for air leakage, he said.

That's costing you money and robbing you of the comfort you deserve.

Lisa Weatherman and Andy Kirk have owned their 2,400-square-foot home for approximately 15 years. Even after some remodeling and upgrades, they say they can still feel some energy aches and pains in their older house.

I knew it was drafty in here, and I'm always cold in the winter and hot in the summer, Weatherman said.

The eco-minded couple says they felt their power bills were high.

To some extent, our bills don't reflect our thriftiness and our sense of efficiency, so we knew that things were not perfect, Kirk said.

They called Marc Hale, a contractor who specializes in home energy performance. He investigated why Lisa was freezing and helped satisfy Andy's frugal spending habit.

Hale and Douglas discovered a lot air coming through plumbing fixtures below the sink.

A visual inspection showed the aging 50-year-old home was letting air in and out in unsuspecting places.

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Living Green: Energy audits can find home inefficiencies