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EnErgy audits can kEEp homEs from lEaking cash a remodel has added functionality and more sunlight in this Claremont home. By SUZANNE SPROUL Is your home a hummer or a Prius? An energy checkup can both save the planet and some “green,” says Devon hartman at hartman/Baldwin Design Build. The Claremont company isn’t the only one that performs home energy audits, but hartman is passionate about the need for more homeowners to join the green movement. To that end, hartman/Baldwin will be part of a daylong earth Day observance at Claremont City hall and Village West. The April 26 event will feature speakers and presentations on the environment, alternative transportation ideas and suggestions to reduce home energy use. “We need to concentrate on energy efficiency and the remodeling of the existing housing stock in the country,” hartman said. There are about 115 million homes in America that consume about ‘Engineers and others in the building sciences have developed what we need to analyze the energy usage of a house, so any problems can be fixed.’ 25 percent of the energy used in the country. Technology will not only help make those homes more efficient, but also better places to live. “engineers and others in the building sciences have developed what we need to analyze the energy usage of a house so any problems can be fixed,” hartman said. “We’ve moved on beyond the idea of conserving energy by just putting on sweaters. Instead, the emphasis Bright interiors, easy-to-clean functional flooring and comfortable furniture make for a comfortable, no-hassle space. Photos By William Vasta may 09 | inlandlivingmagazine.com | 19

EnErgy audits<br />

can kEEp homEs<br />

from lEaking cash<br />

a remodel has added functionality and more sunlight in this Claremont home.<br />

By SUZANNE SPROUL<br />

Is your home a hummer or a Prius? An energy checkup<br />

can both save the planet and some “green,” says Devon hartman<br />

at hartman/Baldwin Design Build.<br />

The Claremont company isn’t the only one that performs<br />

home energy audits, but hartman is passionate about the need<br />

for more homeowners to join the green movement. To that end,<br />

hartman/Baldwin will be part of a<br />

daylong earth Day observance at<br />

Claremont City hall and Village West.<br />

The April 26 event will feature<br />

speakers and presentations on<br />

the environment, alternative<br />

transportation ideas and suggestions<br />

to reduce home energy use.<br />

“We need to concentrate on energy<br />

efficiency and the remodeling of the<br />

existing housing stock in the country,”<br />

hartman said.<br />

There are about 115 million homes<br />

in America that consume about<br />

‘Engineers<br />

and others<br />

in the building<br />

sciences have<br />

developed<br />

what we need<br />

to analyze the<br />

energy usage<br />

of a house, so<br />

any problems<br />

can be fixed.’<br />

25 percent of the energy used in the country. Technology will not only<br />

help make those homes more efficient, but also better places to live.<br />

“engineers and others in the building sciences have developed what<br />

we need to analyze the energy usage of a house so any problems can<br />

be fixed,” hartman said. “We’ve moved on beyond the idea of<br />

conserving energy by just putting on sweaters. Instead, the emphasis<br />

Bright interiors, easy-to-clean functional<br />

flooring and comfortable furniture make<br />

for a comfortable, no-hassle space.<br />

Photos By William Vasta<br />

may 09 | inlandlivingmagazine.com | 19

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