Posts Tagged ‘Go Green’
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Have you ever thought that going green was simply out of your reach? Well, if you have you are not alone. When many of the energy efficiency technologies were first put into furnaces and air conditioners, the prices of these systems dramatically increased to a level that made them impractical for the average homeowner. Nowadays things are different. Sure there are still the super fancy, super high tech systems that cost a bit more, but now there are also more affordable systems that can still reach the high efficiency levels that you are looking for. Four Seasons wants you to know that you don’t have to spend your life savings just to save a little more every month on your energy bills, and we will show you how!
Affordable Energy Efficiency
The Lennox G43 Gas Furnace may be the perfect system for your home if you are working on a tight budget and still want to save some money. This system falls under our lowest price range, yet it is still rated at 92.1% AFUE! That level of efficiency could save you hundreds of dollars each year compared to your current standard furnace. Couple this with our attractive financing options and almost anyone can afford a high efficiency furnace from Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning. Get started today by calling your Home Comfort Specialist for more information, and go green on a budget now!
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
As the year winds down, we begin to assess the year past and the year to come. What goals have we met and which ones have we still to complete? Make 2012 the year where these goals become a reality, and take the necessary steps towards making them happen. If these goals concern the energy efficiency of the home, getting them done becomes even more important. Failure to do so would mean wasted money and wasted resources. If you can’t afford to pay for another year of waste on your energy bills, now is the time to make a goal and get on the path to completion. Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning has several ways that you can improve the energy efficiency in your home and now is the time to start planning with us.
Planning Your Energy Efficiency Improvements
The most popular energy efficiency resolution is to replace the home’s old inefficient HVAC system with a new high tech and high efficiency system from Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning. However, investing in a heating and cooling system is not an easy feat for many homeowners these days. But there are options. You could either find other ways to save money for the investment, or you could take advantage of the financing options offered by Four Seasons. One of the more affordable energy efficiency boosting services that are offered by Four Seasons is our insulation services. Investing a small amount of your money into increasing the amount of insulation in your attic could be just what your budget needs to make saving for that new furnace and air conditioner easier than ever before. (more…)
Tags: 2012, attic insulation, Aurora, Chicago, energy audit, energy efficiency, financing, Four Seasons, furnace and air conditioner, Go Green, goals, heating and cooling, hvac system, IL, insulation services, investment, Naperville, save money, ugrade
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Our congress may be debating day in and day out the value of going green as far as our government is concerned, but for the average American, going green should be common sense. Our argument isn’t about global warming or diminishing fossil fuels, but it is about saving you money! Any homeowner that is looking to save money should care about going green, and should be taking certain steps to make their home more energy efficient. Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning is in the business of saving you and your family money and that is why we are also in the business of going green. From energy efficient furnaces to attic insulation services, we have a plethora of ways that you can go green and start saving today.
The Best Big and Little Changes You Can Make
Not all green home improvements are created equal. Some will save you more money than others, and depending on your home’s situation, you may be in greater need of one improvement over another. You should also consider your budget when you are looking to go green. Some home improvements are more expensive than others, but you don’t have to break the bank in order to go green. In our humble opinion, replacing the furnace is the best large investment and adding attic insulation is the best small investment you can make into the energy efficiency of your home. (more…)
Tags: 95%, AFUE, attic insulation, Chicago, energy efficiency, Evergreen Park, Four Seasons, furnace replacement, Go Green, high efficiency furnace, IL, Naperville
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Having a garage attached to your home is highly convenient for many homeowners. It eliminates long trips from the garage to the house transporting groceries or other purchases. It eliminates the mad dash into the home from the car when there is pouring rain, and there are probably many more uses for attached garages that homeowners across Chicagoland enjoy. However, your attached garage could be the reason why you are having trouble making your home more energy efficient and green friendly. Luckily, Four Seasons can eliminate this energy waster with a few simple improvements and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg!
Not Built Air Tight
When your home was built, it was created to be as airtight as possible. Several layers of insulation were put in place and cracks were sealed, but the garage was not built this way. The garage may have some insulation in the external walls, but the garage door and attic are often left open to the elements. Taking this into consideration along with the fact that the seals around the doors are probably not airtight, you can see how the temperature outside will be very similar to that inside the garage. This becomes a problem when it is able to creep into the main area of the home. We often find that many homes don’t even have adequate insulation in the wall that is shared with the garage. This leads to lower temperatures in the home during the winter time that the furnace must make up for. If your home was better sealed against the effects of the temperature in the garage, you could save tons of energy! (more…)
Tags: air leaks, air tight, attached garage, Des Plaines, energy efficiency, Four Seasons, garage, garage door, Go Green, Heating, home improvements, IL, Insulation, Riverside, save money, weather stripping, winter
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Thursday, September 8th, 2011
What have you been paying for natural gas during the heating season? Chances are you have been paying too much. Every year more and more customers are switching to higher efficiency furnaces when their old unit gives up and stops working. The 98% efficient furnace has gotten many people to take the first step towards going green. In the past, going green meant you spent more money than the average person in your quest to save the planet. Today going green means you save green.
What’s Wrong with the Unit You have Now?
The average home now has an 80 % AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) furnace and a 10 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) air conditioning system. Both of these systems are inefficient compared to the new industry standards, and if you have been operating these systems in your home for several years, odds are they aren’t even working at these levels. 80 % AFUE furnaces have been the least efficient furnace sold for about two decades in the United States. Today the cost /savings ratio on the new 95% and 98% furnaces have made upgrading a financially smart thing to do. (more…)
Tags: 98% furnace, AFUE, air conditioner, Chicago, energy costs, energy efficiency, Furnace, Go Green, IL, La Grange Park, Lansing, Lynwood, money, save green, save money, SEER, utility bills
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
Making our homes more energy efficient has been a topic of conversation for several years now, and many of us feel an obligation to be more earth friendly and energy efficient in our homes. If you are one of those people that feel a tinge of guilt every time you turn on an old inefficient appliance, stop letting the guilt get to you and upgrade! The air conditioner is often the most inefficient appliance that homeowners are operating in their homes on a daily basis, and replacing this wasteful unit with Four Seasons could be the big step you take towards having a greener home. (more…)
Tags: 21 SEER, air conditioner, Chicago, Cooling, earth friendly, energy efficiency, Four Seasons, Go Green, IL, Lennox, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, responsibility, solar ready, waste
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
When it comes to corporate responsibility, environmental accountability is the number one concern among people in the United States. Carbon footprint reduction is the main goal, and as a company, you can either make an effort towards having a greener operation or you can neglect the responsibility all together. At Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning, we take our corporate responsibilities very seriously, and we have made several steps towards becoming a more environmentally friendly organization.
Four Seasons’ Recycling Habits
When deciding where to begin our improvements, we first took a look at our recycling habits and made several changes. Being in the HVAC business, we acquire hundreds of old burnt out air conditioners, furnaces, boilers, and hot water tanks throughout the year. Our customers no longer have any use for these units and getting rid of systems this large is often more trouble than many homeowners can handle. In the past we would simply haul away the old units to be disposed of in a large dumpster at our warehouse. However, we realized that much was going to waste by not recycling these systems. Now we peel apart these units and recycle nearly every last bit of material. By setting up a break down and sorting station in our warehouse, we are able to easily prepare these old systems for recycling centers to collect and put to good use once more. (more…)
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Which refrigerant reigns supreme? This discussion has been going on for a few years now, and depending on what type of refrigerant your air conditioner uses, you may be biased towards one over the other. However, when you look at the facts, R-410a is the better choice over R-22. This is true for two reasons. First, R-410a is friendly to our environment, and second, R-410a is cheaper than R-22!
The Law of the Land
R-410a was created to be an environmentally friendly form of air conditioner refrigerant. Past forms of refrigerant like R-22 contained ozone depleting compounds and the damage being done to our environment by leaking air conditioners was becoming astronomical! That is why our government decided to take action. Since 2009 the government passed a law that banned the manufacturing of air conditioning units that required R-22. By 2020 R-22 will be completely eliminated from the HVAC industry, and as the years go by the amount of R-22 on the market will gradually decrease. This law has the potential to do a lot of good for our environment, but what does it mean for you as a consumer? (more…)
Tags: air conditioner, Chicago, Cooling, cost, environment, Four Seasons, freon, Go Green, IL, installation, leaks, refrigerant, repair, upgrade, Westmont, Woodridge
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
One of the more recent additions that Four Seasons has made to our long list of services is professional home energy assessments. With all of the craze surrounding the “go green” movement, we wanted to offer our customers an easier way to choose exactly which energy efficient improvements they should make in their homes, and spring is the best time to have this service performed. With the summer season ahead, every penny that we can help you pinch will matter, and saving money on your energy bills is defiantly an easy place to get started.
Perfect Weather for an Energy Assessment!
The main reason why spring is the best time to have this service performed is because of the weather. It is warm enough to run the air conditioner to check for efficiency and yet it isn’t so hot that running the furnace would be unbearable. In fact, running the air conditioner during the cold of winter could cause damage to the unit in minuets, but neglecting to check the a/c for its level of efficiency leaves a major appliance out of the energy assessment equation. (more…)
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