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Why Insulate?
Energy Savings
Insulating an older home or one with inadequate insulation can reduce energy bills up to 30 percent. Energy conserved is money saved, and the annual savings increase when utility rates go up.
Comfortable Living
Think of insulation as your home's blanket. If any area of the home is not properly insulated, air will pass through and cause comfort problems. Uninsulated walls are cold, and you'll be cold too because your body heat will be drawn out toward the cold surface.
Noise Reduction
Insulation is an efficient way to reduce unwanted sound, and it is commonly used to provide a quieter interior environment. Insulation effectively reduces noise transmission through floors and through interior and exterior walls.
Insulate and Seal Rebates Now Available
May 15, 2008
Properly insulating and sealing a home can help reduce monthly energy bills and make your home more comfortable.
Greenprint Denver has partnered with the Colorado Energy Science Center and the Governor's Energy Office's 2008 Insulate Colorado program to offer cash-back rebates to qualifying Denver homeowners in the City and County of Denver that make energy efficient improvements to their homes.
The rebates will be issued for the installation of either attic or exterior wall insulation and basic air sealing measures, performed by an approved contractor (do-it-yourself projects are not eligible).
The rebates cover 20 percent of the total cost of insulation and air sealing upgrades or $300, whichever is less. Rebates will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until program funding is exhausted. This is a limited time offer, with funding for approximately 100 rebates. Rebates are not guaranteed.
How to Participate
Homeowners must be residents of the City and County of Denver and submit the following documentation to the Colorado Energy Science Center (see complete Program Guidelines below):
- A completed Insulate Colorado Homeowner Rebate Request Form. (326K PDF)
- A copy of the contractor's invoice showing total job costs and measures installed.
- After the installation is completed, an Insulation Card will be provided by the installer to demonstrate to the Colorado Energy Science Center and the Governor's Energy Office that sufficient insulation was applied to the area. You will need a copy of the official Insulation Card demonstrating the amount of insulation added.
Rebates will be paid by the Colorado Energy Science Center to the homeowner on a first-come, first-served basis.
Insulate and Seal Program Guidelines
The following guidelines apply only to Denver's rebate program. If you are not a Denver homeowner, view the complete list of participating cities and counties to find a program contact in your area.
- Rebates are only available to homes located within the City and County of Denver.
- There is funding for approximately 100 rebates.
- Insulation and air sealing upgrades must be performed on an existing residential dwelling.
- Rebate is not available for new construction.
- Applicants must own the residence and be the official homeowner of record.
- Only one rebate per address.
- Rebate is for attic or exterior wall insulation and air sealing upgrades only.
- Insulation must be upgraded to determined minimum R-Values for the climate zone as recommended by the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code.
- The program does not require upgrading of insulation or air sealing in all areas of the home.
- Insulation and air sealing upgrades must be completed by an eligible contractor company. View the list here.
- Do-it-Yourself insulation and air sealing upgrade projects are not eligible for the rebate.
- Eligible contractor must install insulation and air sealing measures according to the program requirements presented during the "contractor eligibility seminar."
- Copies of all contractor invoices and official insulation cards must be submitted with the Homeowner Rebate Request Form.
- Failure to provide required information may result in denial of rebate.
- Rebates are limited to 20 percent of the total cost of insulation and air sealing upgrades or $300, whichever is less.
- Rebate is offered on a first-come, first-served basis until program funds have been depleted.
- The Colorado Energy Science Center reserves the right to inspect the installed rebated materials and work. If such a residence does not have the qualifying material or work installed, the homeowner may be required to pay back the rebate and the contractor will be deemed ineligible to offer rebate to future customers.
Whole House Evaluations Available
The Colorado Energy Science Center is promoting a whole house evaluation as part of the City and County of Denver's Insulate Colorado Program. The whole house evaluation uses diagnostic equipment such as a blower door to help evaluate the performance of a home. This comprehensive approach to home improvement provides homeowners with direct and relevant information to help make improvements to the homes energy performance, comfort, and health and safety. For more information, visit www.energyscience.org.
Questions?
For more information, please contact:
Colorado Energy Science Center
Kristin Elsmore
(303) 216-2026
kelsmore@energyscience.org
This program is made possible by funding from the Governor's Energy Office and Denver Department of Environment Health, with generous technical and programmatic support from the Colorado Energy Science Center.
