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 average?  If your score is low, set a goal to increase efficiency. 
Even if your home scores well, there are always opportunities to
increase performance!

Step 2

Get Recommendations.  Our online Home Advisor will quickly give you
recommendations to improve your home’s energy efficiency. You can also
contact a professional energy consultant to give you more customized
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 ENERGY STAR” is a
national campaign that encourages 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 improve energy efficiency.

Step 4

Track Your Progress.  Twelve months after you make the improvements,
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 and the results you’ve achieved.  If you wish, send us
the completed Profile – and your project might be featured on the
ENERGY STAR Web site!



Homeowner Name

[City, State]

[Annual Energy Saved]

Project Cost	Project Professionals

[$500]	[Consultant X]

[Contractor Y]

ENERGY USE	Electric

(kWh)	Natural Gas (therms)	Oil

(gallons)	Other	Yardstick 

Score

Pre Project





	[Dates]





	Post Project





	[Dates]





	How We Changed the World with ENERGY STAR (check all the apply)

ENERGY STAR

Products Installed	ENERGY 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

( Boiler

Lighting:

( Light Fixtures # ______

( CFLs #_______

Home Office Equipment:

( Computers/Laptops  #_______

( Printer/Scanner/Copier  #_______

Electronics:

( Televisions #_______

( DVD/VCR Players #_______

( Cable Box #_______

( Home Audio Equipment  #______

( Portable Phone  #_______

( Battery Charger  #_______	( Installed weather stripping around doors
and windows

( Sealed air leaks in attic and basement

( Reduced whole-house air leakage (________ACH @ 50 Pa)

( Added attic insulation

(R-value_________)

( Added wall insulation

(R-value_________)

( Added floor insulation

(R-value ________)

( Added crawlspace insulation

( Sealed and insulated ductwork

( Installed ENERGY STAR windows, doors, and/or skylights (#_______)

( Installed a programmable thermostat

( Other  _________________________
__________________________________________________________________	(
Cleared registers and vents covered by furniture or rugs

( Changed 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 120o

( Wrapped water heater with an insulating jacket

( Installed low-flow shower heads and faucets

( Turned off lights when you leave 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 closed fireplace damper when not in use

( Other  _______________________



OMB Control No. xxxx-xxxx

Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR

Home Improvement Profile

EPA Form 5900-179

The government estimates the average time needed to fill out this form
is 0.10 hours and welcomes suggestions for reducing this effort. Send
comments (referencing OMB Control Number) to the Director, Collection
Strategies Division, U.S. EPA (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, D.C. 20460.

