Follow these steps to have a successful Home Performance with ENERGY STAR project and receive eligible incentives for your energy efficiency improvements.
| Home Performance with ENERGY STAR video: What to expect from your energy audits and home improvements: |
| Step 1 - Find a Certified Contractor |
When you're ready to begin your energy efficiency improvements, the first step is to find a certified Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractor. Click on Find a Contractor, enter your zip code, and select "Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractor."
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractors are certified by the Building Performance Institute to perform energy audits, diagnose building problems such as moisture, mold, and ice dams, and install the recommended energy efficiency improvements.
| Step 2 - Review Your Work Scope and Learn About Incentives |
Your Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractor will provide a work scope for recommended energy efficiency improvements and help you prioritize within your budget. Your contractor will also share an estimate of the Efficiency Vermont incentives that may be available for your project, if it is completed as recommended.
| Step 3 - Complete the Work |
If you choose to move forward, your contractor will complete the recommended improvements and conduct a final "test-out" of your home to measure the air leakage reduction and ensure that ventilation and health and safety issues have been addressed.
| Step 4 - Receive Your Incentive |
When the work is complete, your contractor will provide you with a final incentive form to submit to Efficiency Vermont. Efficiency Vermont will send you an incentive check within three weeks.
| Step 5 - Enjoy the Benefits of Your Energy Efficiency Home Improvements |
