Jim & Donna Saskatoon

Their Story:

Jim & Donna's home was built in 1966 and is still heated by the original furnace. They applied to HELP to make their home much more energy efficient, as they could feel the cold air coming in the windows and doors in the wintertime. The home received a new furnace, water heater and a new attic vent, kitchen window, and several other improvements such as a showerhead, light bulbs and door weather stripping.

EnerGuide Rating

Methodologies that estimate's a home's annual energy consumption based on an in-depth interview. The SEGH evalution provides an energy rating for the home, as well as recommendations on the retrofit that will help to reduce energy costs and improve the homes overall energy efficiency.

The results of your pre-retrofit energy evaluation show that your house rates [67 points] on the EnerGuide scale. If you implement all of the energy efficient recommendations in this report, you could reduce your energy consumption by up to [41%] and increase your home’s energy efficiency rating to [80 points].

Upgrades included:

Furnance replacement, toilet replacement, addition of a new water heater and the installation of a vent.