How to Make Your Home and Business More Energy Efficient

Steve Scher
07/07/2009 at 9:00 a.m.

There's a lot of talk about energy efficiency. How efficient are you? Steve Scher invited some energy auditors into his home to find out how green friendly he is. Their machine detected hot spots — where heat was leaking from the house — and they offered suggestions on how to fix them. The verdict? Let's just say Steve has a big job ahead. Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light are increasing their efforts to test homes. How energy efficient is your home or business? What can you do about it? Is there a greener future for Seattle? Call in with your questions at 1.800.289.KUOW or email Weekday.

Guest(s)

Sara Patton is the Northwest Energy Coalition's executive director. She has worked on clean energy for over 25 years, and previously worked on conservation policy and planning at Seattle City Light. She is on the board of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.

Charlie Rogers trains energy auditors for EOS Alliance. He also runs his own business, Habitat Home Energy Audits.