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I know most older homes weren’t constructed with energy costs in mind, but what about new homes? Is there any need for a Home Efficiency Consultant for newly build homes?

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I know most older homes weren’t constructed with energy costs in mind, but what about new homes? Is there any need for a Home Efficiency Consultant for newly build homes?

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The trend today is for builders to construct homes that are more energy efficient. However this consideration is in the very beginning stages and many, if not most, new homes built today are not as energy efficient as they can be; there are almost always opportunities for improvement since the building codes are typically not set at the optimal levels of energy efficiency.