morning everybody we’re very lucky today’s it is a good day because we have
today’s it is a good day because we have
today’s it is a good day because we have two homeowners that are doing sweat
two homeowners that are doing sweat
two homeowners that are doing sweat equity program you’ll be working with
equity program you’ll be working with
equity program you’ll be working with them they’re great so this is you know
them they’re great so this is you know
them they’re great so this is you know this is a nice day everybody’s heard of
this is a nice day everybody’s heard of
this is a nice day everybody’s heard of Energy Star and lead passive is kind of
Energy Star and lead passive is kind of
Energy Star and lead passive is kind of that to the nth power it’s very energy
that to the nth power it’s very energy
that to the nth power it’s very energy efficient as tight as you can be and
efficient as tight as you can be and
efficient as tight as you can be and really focuses on how do we best use the
really focuses on how do we best use the
really focuses on how do we best use the energy that goes into a house start off
energy that goes into a house start off
energy that goes into a house start off they’re super insulated they are built
they’re super insulated they are built
they’re super insulated they are built airtight so they accurately design where
airtight so they accurately design where
airtight so they accurately design where windows are placed
windows are placed
windows are placed what kind of glazing is put on them
what kind of glazing is put on them
what kind of glazing is put on them everything like that to try and smartly
everything like that to try and smartly
everything like that to try and smartly use the energy that just inherently
use the energy that just inherently
use the energy that just inherently comes into a house from sunlight
comes into a house from sunlight
comes into a house from sunlight you have to use Passivhaus certified
you have to use Passivhaus certified
you have to use Passivhaus certified windows in order to be certified and the
windows in order to be certified and the
windows in order to be certified and the cost of those windows is much higher but
cost of those windows is much higher but
cost of those windows is much higher but it’s because they’re much better all
it’s because they’re much better all
it’s because they’re much better all these windows have insulated frames
these windows have insulated frames
these windows have insulated frames these are usually at least three panes
these are usually at least three panes
these are usually at least three panes so it does cost more an upfront cost for
so it does cost more an upfront cost for
so it does cost more an upfront cost for us to build a passive house but we weigh
us to build a passive house but we weigh
us to build a passive house but we weigh that against the fact that it’s going to
that against the fact that it’s going to
that against the fact that it’s going to cost a lot less for our homeowners to
cost a lot less for our homeowners to
cost a lot less for our homeowners to live in their house throughout the
live in their house throughout the
live in their house throughout the course of the year meaning their energy
course of the year meaning their energy
course of the year meaning their energy costs are going to be very low and
costs are going to be very low and
costs are going to be very low and manageable and should be standard
manageable and should be standard
manageable and should be standard meaning they’re the same for
meaning they’re the same for
meaning they’re the same for month-to-month we do know that in an
month-to-month we do know that in an
month-to-month we do know that in an average house in this area spends at
average house in this area spends at
average house in this area spends at least 1200 to 1500 dollars a year on
least 1200 to 1500 dollars a year on
least 1200 to 1500 dollars a year on energy costs and we expect that to be
energy costs and we expect that to be
energy costs and we expect that to be reduced by about 90 percent on a cost
reduced by about 90 percent on a cost
reduced by about 90 percent on a cost benefit it’s a hands-down win for
benefit it’s a hands-down win for
benefit it’s a hands-down win for everyone it’s definitely great for the
everyone it’s definitely great for the
everyone it’s definitely great for the homeowner it ensures that they have
homeowner it ensures that they have
homeowner it ensures that they have enough cash to pay their mortgage and
enough cash to pay their mortgage and
enough cash to pay their mortgage and they have much more financial
they have much more financial
they have much more financial flexibility today I’m coming here to
flexibility today I’m coming here to
flexibility today I’m coming here to party with habitat and the voluntary I
party with habitat and the voluntary I
party with habitat and the voluntary I came from Ethiopia I have been in
came from Ethiopia I have been in
came from Ethiopia I have been in America almost about six years I’m
America almost about six years I’m
America almost about six years I’m living now in apartment this is almost
living now in apartment this is almost
living now in apartment this is almost two bedrooms which is not comfortable
two bedrooms which is not comfortable
two bedrooms which is not comfortable for my kids as well as for myself all my
for my kids as well as for myself all my
for my kids as well as for myself all my family is very interested in the blood
family is very interested in the blood
family is very interested in the blood when they see the environment place and
when they see the environment place and
when they see the environment place and how the house is constructed I prepare
how the house is constructed I prepare
how the house is constructed I prepare this construction for my long life
this construction for my long life
this construction for my long life it’s really important to us that our
it’s really important to us that our
it’s really important to us that our homeowners be able to afford the house
homeowners be able to afford the house
homeowners be able to afford the house that they’re moving into if we can spend
that they’re moving into if we can spend
that they’re moving into if we can spend a little more money building it and
a little more money building it and
a little more money building it and getting it to this really great energy
getting it to this really great energy
getting it to this really great energy standard then our homeowners you know
standard then our homeowners you know
standard then our homeowners you know over the next 30 40 years get to be able
over the next 30 40 years get to be able
over the next 30 40 years get to be able to know exactly how much they’re going
to know exactly how much they’re going
to know exactly how much they’re going to spend and spend a lot less on living
to spend and spend a lot less on living
to spend and spend a lot less on living in rooms
in rooms
in rooms you
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