Stimulate the economy and the environment? Sounds like a win-win to us. Thanks to the success of the government’s much-hyped Cash for Clunkers program, a program proposed earlier this month—dubbed, you guessed it, Cash for Caulkers—promises to benefit contractors, construction workers and homeowners alike in an effort to encourage job creation and energy efficiency as part of President Obama’s larger stimulus initiatives.
Via Treehugger.com, Britannica
From performing an energy audit to using an online Energy Saver calculator, we recommend reading this article in the USA Today, which outlines nearly 20 different measures you can take to weatherize your home, and the potential incentives that will get contractors back to work, and homeowners on the path to save.
And for extra credit, check out this diagram outlining some potential weatherization projects on Treehugger.com.
Diagram via Treehugger.com
