Winter Blitz: Weatherizing Homes, Warming Hearts
Monday, November 12, 2012
With winter just around the corner, hundreds of our employees and their families are joining forces with volunteers from various businesses, schools, churches and community organizations to weatherize homes for low-income senior citizens and the disabled.
The effort is part of our annual weatherization blitz held in Louisville and Lexington each November. In conjunction with nonprofits Project Warm and Community Action Council, our employees work in teams of four to five and perform basic weatherization measures to seal up leaks and improve the energy efficiency of area homes.
As part of the Louisville Blitz, I went out this past Saturday with a co-worker and some high school student volunteers. Television station WLKY 32 also tagged along, and below is their story:
This was my tenth year volunteering for the Project Warm Blitz, and every year is more rewarding than the one before. Not only does sealing up leaks improve a home's energy efficiency, it also improves the comfort for the homeowners who don't have to battle cold drafts during the winter months.
In Lexington, many of our employees also went out this past Saturday to weatherize homes. The Lexington Herald-Leader has plenty of photos of our volunteers in action here.
You don't have to be a handy person (and I'm a prime example of this) in order to make basic improvements to your home's energy efficiency. If you don't know where to begin, check out the programs and tools we have on our website to get started.
Until next time, keep using energy wisely.
The effort is part of our annual weatherization blitz held in Louisville and Lexington each November. In conjunction with nonprofits Project Warm and Community Action Council, our employees work in teams of four to five and perform basic weatherization measures to seal up leaks and improve the energy efficiency of area homes.
As part of the Louisville Blitz, I went out this past Saturday with a co-worker and some high school student volunteers. Television station WLKY 32 also tagged along, and below is their story:
This was my tenth year volunteering for the Project Warm Blitz, and every year is more rewarding than the one before. Not only does sealing up leaks improve a home's energy efficiency, it also improves the comfort for the homeowners who don't have to battle cold drafts during the winter months.
In Lexington, many of our employees also went out this past Saturday to weatherize homes. The Lexington Herald-Leader has plenty of photos of our volunteers in action here.
You don't have to be a handy person (and I'm a prime example of this) in order to make basic improvements to your home's energy efficiency. If you don't know where to begin, check out the programs and tools we have on our website to get started.
Until next time, keep using energy wisely.
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