## Change the World **, Start with ENERGY STAR**  **Home Improvement**  **Profile** OMB Control No. 2060

- 0586 

### Step 1 **What’s Your Score ?**  **Use our Home Energy Yardstick**  **to compare your home’s**  **energy use to others across the country. Is**  **higher or lower than averag**  **e? If your score is low, set a goal to increase efficiency. Even if you**  **r home scores well, there are always opportunities to increase performance!**  **Step 2 Get**  **Recommendations**
**. O**  **ur online Home Advisor**  **w ill quickly give you**  **recommendations to improve**  **your home’s energy efficiency**

**. You can**  **also contact a professional**  **energy co nsultant**  **to give you more**  **custom ized**  **recommendations and guide you through the improvement**  **process .**  **They can use specialized**  **software to estimate**  **what improvements will help you reach your goal.**  **Step 3 Take**  **the Pledge**
**. “Change the World, Start with ENE**  **RGY STAR” is a national campaign**  **that encourag**  **es all Americans**  **to take steps**  **to help fight**  **global warming by using less energy at home, at work, and in their**  **communities . Through the**  **ENERGY STAR Pledge ,**  **you can commit to taking specific actions to**  **improv e**  **energy efficiency. Step**  **4 Track Your Progress** 
**. Twelve months a**  **fter you make the**  **improve ments**  **, come back to the**  **Home Energy Yardstick and see**  **how much your score gone up**  **. Complete the ‘Home**  **Improvement Profile’ to show the changes you’ve made**  **a nd the**  **results you’ve achieved . If you wish, send us the**  **completed Profile**
**– and y**  **our project might be featu red on the ENERGY**  **STAR Web site!**

## Change the World **, Start with ENERGY STAR**  **Home Improvement**  **Profile** Homeowner Name [City, S tate] **[Annual Energy Saved] Project Cost**  **Project Professionals** [$500] [Consultant X] [Contra ctor Y] **ENERGY USE** Electric

(kWh) Natural Gas

(therms) Oil

(gallons) Other Yardstick Score **Pre Project** [Dates] **Post Project** [ Dates] **H ow We Changed the World with ENERGY STAR (check all the apply)**  **ENERGY STAR Products**  **Installed E**  **NERGY STAR Home Improvements**  **Made Recommended**  **Behavior Changes Made**  Appliances:  Refrigerator

/ Freezer # ______  Dishwasher  Clothes Washer  Water Heater  Room Air Conditioner  Central Conditioner  Ceiling Fans # ______  Heat Pump  Furnace  Boi ler Lighting:  Light F ixtures # ______  CFLs #_______ Home Office Equipment:  Computers/Laptops #_______  Printer/Scanner/Copier #_______ Electronics:  Television s #_______  DVD/VCR Players #_______  Cable Box #_______  Home Audio Equipment #

______  Portable Phone #_______  Battery Charger #_______  Installed w eather s tripping around doors and windows  Sealed a ir l eaks in a ttic and b asement  Reduced w hole

- house a ir l eakage (________ACH @ 50 Pa )  Added a ttic i nsulation ( R

-value______

___)  Added wall i nsulation ( R

-value_________)  Added floor i nsulation ( R

-value ________)  Added crawlspace i nsulation  Sealed and i nsulated d uctwork  Installed ENERGY STAR w indows , d oors, and/or s kylights (#_____ __)  Installed a p rogrammable t hermostat  Other

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__________________  Cleared registers and vents covered

by furniture or rugs  C hanged furnace air filter regularly  Removed leaves, dirt, and debris from outdoor parts of HVAC system  Used ceiling fans to reduce need for air conditioning  Lowered water heater thermostat to 120 o  Wrapped water heater with an insulating jacket  Installed low

-flow shower heads and faucets  Turn ed off lights when you lea ve a room (or install a motion sensor)  Unplugged chargers and power adaptors when not in use  Used power strips to shut off electronics when not in use  Tightly c lose d fireplace damper when not in use  Other _______________________

## Change the World **, Start with ENERGY STAR**  **Home Improvement**  **Profile**

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