Lakeside Advanced Builders

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Would you like your home to be more comfortable, with better air quality, easier on the environment and safer to live in and, oh yeah, save money as well? Air sealing and insulating correctly are money savers, and they work winter and summer through out the life of the home. It is also very important to have a plan for these energy improvements, targeting what should be done first and so on so you get the most out of your investment and getting them done safely. Are you considering buying a New Home? How much will it cost to heat? How much do you WANT it to cost to heat? Would you like a home built to future standards or a brand new 20 year old home? We know how to build new homes that are way ahead of building codes in terms of energy efficiency and using the current latest technology. Building performance in all homes should be very important. A new home should also be built with good air quality, comfortable, safe to live in. Our homes are tested and inspected by building science professionals to verify that they are built right. There are energy mortgages available for home buyers that enable you to afford a larger mortgage based on these tests. We can come and look at your existing home and make suggestions at no cost to you. If you are building a new home, we can look at your plans and make suggestions as to insulating and sealing it up at no cost to you. We install the Blow-In-Blanket System, (BIBS), which is blown in fiberglass. BIBS combined with 1.5 inches of rigid foam board gives an R-value of 30.5 for about the same cost of blown in foam but is only about R-19 to 21 depending on the foam used. We combine this wall system with advanced air sealing techniques to make homes that are the tightest in the state. Insulation in a new home should be part of the design process and not an after thought. As an Energy Star Ally we have the training, experience and the tools to make your home more energy efficient, with better air quality, and more comfortable, while doing it safely. We have the tools to test your home and measure results. As an Energy Star Builder we use these same skills to make energy efficient homes. Actually, we are building homes far beyond Energy Star standards for energy efficiency. A home built to current codes is rated at 100 on an efficiency scale. An Energy Star home has to be rated at 80 which is 20% better than code. The home we are building right now will be rated at about 30-32, which is about 70% more energy efficient than a code built home. Here are some of the comments we hear from our customers; Your company installed insulation in our home in May 2009. It made a significant difference in the ability of our central air conditioning to keep our home cool last summer. We have also noticed our home feels much warmer this winter, especially the kitchen which was a problem last winter, and so far we have have not noticed any icicles hanging from our roof. Carol C. From Bill G; My house is the best, I love it! From Ken T: As of the first week in Feb. of '09 we have saved 230 therms of gas over the winter before. The winter of '07-'08 was also much warmer than '08-'09, so the cost saving was significant. The building codes are changing toward better homes, there are programs in effect and more coming, and incentives available to make improvements easier to existing homes and to improve the efficiency of new homes. We can help! We want to help! It is not just about making money or saving money. What are you going to leave behind when you are gone? Contact us at 715-364-2805 or cell 715-816-4062. Look at our website at labwi.com or labmn.com. We try to keep information on the website so you can learn at your own pace. We are an installer of the Blow In Blanket System. This is blown in fiberglass which is R-23 in a 2x6 cavity and is the most cost effective insulation value today. We also use other types of insulation in different places of homes. We have a blower door and thermal imaging camera to use in testing homes. Continuing education beyond licensing requirements is standard procedure for us. Learning is good! It is good for us and you to know what new things and practices are coming out and how to use them correctly. The building industry is going to change a lot in the next few years.
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This is a home energy usage rating system. It addresses home heating and cooling, lighting, hot water, appliances and allows for renewable energy. The lower the number, the less energy the home uses. 100 is what a new code built house should be rated at. An Energy Star home is rated at 80 or lower, which means it uses only 80% of the energy that a code built home would. This house has a HERS number of 64, which means it uses only 64% of the energy of a code built home.