Sealing the shell of your home—outer walls, doors, ceiling, windows and floors—from air leaks is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to increase comfort and energy efficiency. Air sealing reduces drafts, controls moisture, keeps out pollutants and improves overall comfort.
Many people feel drafty homes will have better indoor air quality because the home leaks fresh air into and out of the home. Unfortunately, the air leaking into your home often comes from the attic or the crawl space. The air can contain mold, insulation, and a variety of other air pollutants. By sealing the leaks in your home you control the air coming into and out of your home, improving your indoor air quality.
Air leaks and drafts are easy to find because they are easy to feel, like those around doors and windows. However, performing a Blower Door test, which pressurizes and depressurizes your home to measure air leakage, can help find many of your home’s hidden leaks.
Video from the Energy Trust of Oregon:
Who is eligible?
Oregon customers heating their homes with electricity or natural gas from Pacific Power or NW Natural Gas can participate.
Washington customers heating their homes with natural gas from NW Natural can receive our incentives.
Cash Incentives
- Air leakage test:
Energy Trust of Oregon Cash Incentive: $35 per residence tested
Blower Door test required (measures the air leakage of your home before and after air sealing is performed).
- Air Sealing:
Energy Trust of Oregon Cash Incentives
| Heat Source | Minimum Requirements | Cash Incentive |
| Gas-heated Home |
300 CFM50 reduction 300 CFM50 reduction |
50% of cost, up to $275 |
|
Electric-heated Home |
50% of cost, up to $400 |
Contact us to find out more about the air quality of your home
541.370.5261 or
tom@greenhome-construction.com
