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| greeNEWit LLC is a Diagnostic
Energy Auditing Company. Our goal is
to communicate cost effective
recommendations to our clients in
order to improve energy efficiency
in their homes and to help save the
planet. Additionally greeNEWit LLC
strives to be on the forefront of
green technology and spreading
awareness in our communities. |
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What is an Energy Audit?
An energy audit is a test performed
with diagnostic equipment that can
measure air leakage, air quality,
moisture level, as well as rate
appliance efficiency in your home.
From this test a greeNEWit building
analyst will be able to make cost
effective recommendations to help
make your home more energy
efficient. |
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Why is an Energy Audit
Important?
An energy audit will help you save
money by identifying areas where
conditioned air is lost due to air
leakage. The greeNEWit building
analyst will be able to rate the
efficiency of your appliances as
well as recommend ways to improve
the air quality of your home. The
energy audit results will provide
the measurements necessary to begin
saving money on your utility bills
as well as help save the environment
by using less natural resources. |
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How to get Green
Recycle what you use: Most
cities or counties should have a recycling program,
whether it’s paper, aluminum, plastic, or glass. You
may need to call your local government agencies to
find out, or ask your landlord to participate. In
addition, we recycle electronic and office products,
return printer and ink cartridges to the
manufacturer, and donate equipment to charity.
Reduce what you use: Yes,
this means don’t print emails. We avoid printing
hard copies in general, unless absolutely
necessary—instead we do as much of our work
digitally or electronically as possible. We also use
duplex printers for dual-sided printing when
necessary, and turn off equipment when not in use.
This means turning off not just the equipment or
appliance itself, but the surge protectors as well
to avoid phantom power usage. In the future, we hope
to replace our light bulbs with energy-saving bulbs
(when available for the kind of lighting in our
office) and invest in more Energy Star equipment.
Use green products: Our
marketing and collateral materials are printed on
recycled paper using soy-based ink. When designing
and laying out collateral, we also try to ensure the
content has a long lifecycle, so that we aren’t
constantly updating and reprinting materials. In
terms of physical products we use in the office, we
have biodegradable “corn” cups or “potato” cutlery
for the break room, as well as green cleaning
supplies (Try Seventh Generation’s line of products,
now available even in your local supermarket. Or
Target, one of several chains that carry “Method”
biodegradable cleaning supplies.)
What is recycling?
Recycling is the reprocessing of materials
into new products. Recycling generally prevents the
waste of potentially useful materials, reduces the
consumption of raw materials and reduces energy
usage, and hence greenhouse gas emissions, compared
to virgin production. Recycling is a key concept of
modern waste management and is the third component
of the waste hierarchy. |
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