29 Homes Preweatherized So Far

Imagine yourself on a
preweatherization crew

Since 2011, a group of people from churches all of over Wake and Durham counties have been helping the US DOE and NC Weatherization Assistance Program ensure that the homes of low income families can be weatherized, saving the families money and energy consumption.  Many CUCC members and friends have been involved.

We accomplish this by the simple act of cleaning out their attics and crawl spaces or doing small home repairs.  This in turn enables professional weatherizers to weatherize the homes and improve the energy efficiency.

29 homes preweatherized so far

To date we have prepared 29 homes to be weatherized that otherwise would not have been.  Our hope in this “preweatherization” work is to help families save money and decrease CO2 production from their homes.

Weatherizations decrease home fuel consumption by about 10 – 20 %.  Since the typical household spends about $2000 on heating and cooling, the weatherizations save each family $200 to $400/year!!  This heating and cooling also releases on average about 7 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere per year, so one weatherization also keeps about 0.7 tons (1400 pounds) of CO2 from the atmosphere every year!!

Since we have enabled 29 homes to be weatherized that otherwise would not have been, our preweatherization work saves families ~ $6000 to $12000 and keeps 20 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year!!  Wow!

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this work, and God continue to bless our work together!

If you are interested in helping, contact Gary Smith at 919-787-6539 or smithgk@mindspring.com.