Advanced Energy at Home
Welcome! Advanced Energy has been providing free homeowner guidance to North Carolinians since 2004 at the request of our North Carolina utility members: Duke Energy, North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and Dominion Energy North Carolina.
Here at Advanced Energy at Home, you will find helpful information and advice on improving energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quality in your home. Together, we can work to ensure that all homes are healthy, safe, durable, comfortable, energy efficient and environmentally responsible.
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Crawl Spaces
Many homes built on crawl space foundations in the Southeast suffer from poor moisture management. Symptoms are commonly noticed in the humid spring and summer seasons but can occur any time of year. Occupants typically call a heating and cooling contractor to address the problem, but it’s often the result of poor moisture control in the crawl space.
Moisture
We’re surrounded by moisture. There’s rain from above, water from below, moisture generated from breathing, plants and cooking, and more. However, we do have control over a few key areas: where and how our homes experience moisture from the outside and the inside, and the choice of materials used at these locations.
Incorporating New Technologies
We continue to add new technologies to our homes to make our lives more efficient, convenient, affordable and environmentally friendly. Sometimes these devices and appliances can be overwhelming, but there are a number of ways we can make them work for us and meet our goals and needs.
Indoor Air Quality
The buildings we live in can affect our health in many ways. Research has linked adverse health impacts to characteristics of the building environment, including the presence of moisture, airborne volatile organic compounds, allergens, particulates, radon and combustion byproducts such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide.
Saving Money Through Energy Efficiency
Keeping track of the growing number of devices that plug in, on top of our existing appliances and electronics, can be dizzying. Fortunately, there are a number of ways – both simple and more advanced – that we can work to lower our utility bills and improve our energy efficiency.
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