Partnerships for Improved Home Performance

A Gold Star Approved BPI Accredited Contractor, Ardently Green is part of an elite group of contractors selected for whole-home assessments and retrofit solution implementation. We comply with the requirements of BPI’s national Quality Assurance Program to give you added peace of mind in knowing that we can help diagnose the root cause of the problems in your home and have the ability to provide solutions to fix it right the first time. That means you get your money’s worth – a comfortable, durable home with improved indoor air quality and lower energy bills.

Learn more: Building Perfomance Institute

Ardent360 and it’s home performance division Ardently Green are working in partnership with Northern Virginia Home Performance with Energy Star to assist you in achieving your home performance goals. Whether it’s improving comfort, cutting energy costs and/or protecting the environment, we are equipped with specialized training and diagnostic tools to know what energy-efficiency improvements to make in a home and how they can work together to maximize benefit for homeowners.

Our four steps to making a green difference in your home and Ardently GreenPrint meets Home Performance with Energy Star guidelines and includes findings that will save at least 20% or more on total energy use in your home. In addition, we are committed to professional installation of home improvements according to consensus-based building science standards and local building codes.

Learn more: Northern Virgina Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

Ardently Green is one of a handful of area contracting firms to be a certified Maryland Home Performance with Energy Star. The mission of this ambitious program, a joint effort between the Maryland Energy Administration and the EPA’s Energy Star Department, is to reduce residential energy consumption statewide 15% by 2015. As part of this program, homeowners in Maryland can be assured in the quality of work because the program inspects every Home Performance job. When all of your home improvements and final tests are completed, we will prepare a Job Completion Report for your review and signature. The Report includes a list of completed upgrades, including total installed cost, predicted energy savings, and additional non-energy benefits (such as predicted carbon dioxide savings, comfort, and health improvements). We will submit a copy of this signed report to Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR. To receive a Home Performance Certificate you must have achieved at least three qualified energy improvements or energy savings of 10% or more. If so, Maryland Home Performance will send you a Home Performance Certificate. This certificate will reveal your home’s annual carbon dioxide emissions reduction due to your new energy efficient improvements.

Call (703) 421-1799 with questions on how you can receive a Home Performance Certificate or email.

Learn more: Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

Ardently Green in partnership with Groundswell is weatherizing DC homes, which in turn will save homeowners up to 20 - 30% on their energy bills and offset 3,645 metric tons of carbon. Home weatherization not only reduces homeowner monthly bills, it is one of the most effective strategies in arresting climate change. While inefficient homes contribute over 20 percent of the nation’s carbon pollution and upgrades can quickly save residents money in the form of energy bills, less than 5 percent of these 130 million homes have undergone an energy efficient retrofit, or weatherization.

Launched in September 2009, Groundswell is the nation’s most robust community engagement campaign around home efficiency, proving that it's really possible to save homeowners money while taking action on climate change and creating good green jobs. Groundswell views home weatherization as the linchpin of a revitalized community and a model green city for families, businesses and the environment.

Are you a SMECO customer-member? Do you own and occupy a single-family home, town home, or duplex? Do you qualify for energy assistance through the Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) or Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP)?
If you answered “Yes” to these questions and depending on your home’s needs, you might qualify for the following energy improvements through SMECO’s Limited Income Energy Efficiency Program.

• Insulation
• Air sealing (including caulking and weather stripping)
  
• Repair or replacement of windows and exterior doors
  
• Tune-up, repair, or replacement of central air-conditioning or heat pump
  
• Duct sealing and insulation
  
• High-efficiency lighting
  
• Upgrade of major appliances (refrigerators, clothes washers, room air conditioners)
  
• Tune-up, repair, or replacement of water heater (excluding propane or oil water heaters)
  
• Water heater tank wraps and pipe insulation (electric water heater only)
  
• Low-flow showerheads (electric water heater only)
  
• Faucet aerators (electric water heater only)
• Health and safety repairs
  
  

If you qualify for this program, Ardently Green can perform an energy audit to identify ways to improve your home’s efficiency. The audit and any recommended energy improvements are included in your current SMECO service—which means improvements will be made at no additional cost to you!

To participate in SMECO’s Limited Income Energy Efficiency Program, you need to qualify for energy assistance through the Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) or Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP). If you already qualify for MEAP or EUSP, call 1-877-818-4094 today to schedule your comprehensive home energy audit. Or, to apply for MEAP or EUSP energy assistance, fill out the Application for Energy Assistance.

Learn more: SMECO’s Limited Income Energy Efficiency Program