Boulder Climate Smart Program

Take advantage of Boulder County’s new Climate Smart Program

Boulder County residents in November 2008 passed amendment 1A which provides property owners with loans for renewable energy and/or energy efficiency improvements.

The Climate Smart loans will be tied to the property, and will be paid back through the county assessor’s office (like property taxes). The loans stay with the house if you choose to sell.

This program, combined with available tax credits, makes right now a great time to invest in renewable and or energy efficiency improvements for your home.

Dusel Custom Builders is offering to install energy efficiency upgrades to local homeowners. Available upgrades include but are not limited to:

• Increasing home insulation
• Air sealing homes to plug up leaks
• Adding whole house fans for cooling
• Replacing old, leaky windows with new, energy efficient ones
• Replacing doors
• Upgrading old furnaces, air conditioners, swamp coolers and water heaters
• Adding sun tunnels for natural day lighting

To be eligible for the Climate Smart loan, homeowners must:

· Attend a workshop (March 9-28). Click here for a list of available workshops and to register http://www.conservationcenter.org/e_climatesmart.php?form_id=23

· Submit loan applications (April 1-April 10).

· Obtain project bid(s) to submit with the loan application. The bids will provide the basis for the loan amounts that the applicant will receive if approved for a loan.

· Loan acceptance priority given to homeowners who have done a home energy audit.

Contact Clay at Dusel Custom Builders at 303-523-6631, clay@duselbuilders.com, or http://www.duselbuilders.com/

General information is available at the Boulder County web site: http://www.bouldercounty.org/bocc/climatesmartloanprogram/

This is a great opportunity to go green and save money!