Add $25,000 in value to your home or small business with low interest and no downpayment – learn how at “The Loft”, April 18th, 5pm

Energetechs launches joint venture with SBS Solar

Two of Montana’s most highly-respected energy efficiency firms are teaming up for a program designed at assisting home and business owners to maximize their return on investment in energy conservation and alternative energy systems. The program focuses on ways to leverage available government loans, tax rebates, and utility company incentives to add significant value to your property at very low cost.

Learn more at the Sustainable Business Council’s “Sustainability Shot” on April 18th, 5pm at “The Loft”, 119 West Main Street  Missoula, MT

SBS Solar will be featured in this month’s “Sustainability Shot” at “The Loft” on April 18th and we will be using this event to launch the program. Come along and learn how you can obtain a $15,000 low-interest loan from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and use it to add up to $25,000 worth of Green Home Improvements to your home with a net cost per month of around $100 and with no money down. We can help you to apply for the loan and then show you how to leverage available utility company incentives and tax rebates to substantially improve the health, comfort, safety, and building energy efficiency of you home or small business.

Building Energy Efficiency with government and utility company money.

By collaborating with SBS Solar we are able to offer our customers the opportunity to substantially improve their building’s energy efficiency with no up-front cost and very low monthly payments. DEQ loans are available at 3.75% over 10 years with no downpayment! This, combined with a $6000 alternative energy grant from Northwestern Energy and various state and federal tax rebates, allows residential and small commercial customers to invest approximately $12,000 into a Solar Power System plus approximately $13,000 into Energy Conservation Measures. The energy conservation measures employed on each building will vary and will be determined by a Comprehensive Energy Audit of the structure. Then Energy Efficiency measures such as insulation, air sealing, heat recovery ventilation, high-efficiency heating and/or cooling systems, and replacement windows will be employed. When carefully employed these measures have the ability to substantially improve not only your building’s energy efficiency but also the health, safety, comfort, durability, and the value of your investment.

Finding heat pipes with an Infrared Camera!

During the last month we have been asked to use our Infrared Camera to help find the in-floor radiant heat pipes in a couple of different  houses.

The image on the left shows one of the images that we obtained using the camera. We were very impressed with how accurately we were able to pinpoint the location of the pipes. In this case the camera was even looking through a hardwood floor over the top of gypcrete.

In the other house we tested we were able to locate the pipes so precisely that the contractor was then able to jackhammer out a four inch thick, reinforced concrete slab from around the pipes without damaging the pipes at all. Pretty impressive!

The more things we find to do with the Infrared Camera the more convinced we are of the value of this tool for precisely determining building issues. Click here for more information on our Infrared Camera Testing services.

CONTACT US – Energetechs, Inc., 615 Oak St, Suite 101, Missoula, MT, 59801 – ph.406.721.2741 – info@energetechs.com

Energetechs in video training sessions!

For the last couple of weeks Russ has been working extremely hard as “The Talent” for a series of Energy Efficient Building training videos. The series was commissioned by the State of Virginia as part of a massive program to weatherize and improve the energy efficiency of the state’s housing stock, particularly for low-income earners.

The state has been promised over $100million as part of the federal stimulus package and the first thing they need to do is develop the materials to train people to be Energy Auditors and Weatherization installers.

Apparently there is no-one in Virginia qualified and experienced enough to speak knowledgeably on the subjects of Energy Audits, Blower Door Tests, Infrared Camera Analysis, and the like, because they had to come all the way to Missoula, Montana to find the right guy. (Actually the film production crew is based here and there happens to be people like us who know what we’re talking about). We received some very gratifying feedback from the producers who told us that we were recommended to them by a number of people who said that we were the most knowledgeable people on the subjects of energy efficiency and building science.

Russ was pretty nervous at first having never been in front of a camera before. But he soon found his groove and was able to settle back into what he knows best, Building Science and Energy Efficiency.

Then Gary got to have a go as “The Talent”and we got to turn our office into a film set.

The great thing for us is that we should be able to make the video series available via our web-site once it is completed. So keep an eye on this web-site for more information.

We also have plans to develop our own training materials for designers, builders, home-owners, and business owners about how to make their buildings more energy efficient. Until we get all of that set up feel free to contact us regarding your specific needs. We are always happy to share our knowledge.

CONTACT US – Energetechs, Inc., 615 Oak St, Suite 101, Missoula, MT, 59801 – ph.406.721.2741 – info@energetechs.com