Customer Feedback
"Crew workers were very good and efficient." RN, Ascutney, VT
"The entire process from the audit to the completion of the work was impressive. My home feels so much warmer and the auditor, Bob Rueter, and the men who did the work were knowledgeable and professional." MD, Springfield, VT
"Special kudos to Max & Kevin...Kevin kept in frequent communication with us during the day so we knew what work had been accomplished and what was next in the plan. If there were any questions or concerns he always brought them to our attention in a timely manner." KL, Wilmington, VT
"The entire process from the audit to the completion of the work was impressive. My home feels so much warmer and the auditor, Bob Rueter, and the men who did the work were knowledgeable and professional." MD, Springfield, VT
"Special kudos to Max & Kevin...Kevin kept in frequent communication with us during the day so we knew what work had been accomplished and what was next in the plan. If there were any questions or concerns he always brought them to our attention in a timely manner." KL, Wilmington, VT
Recent Projects
Some of the jobs we have completed in the past year.
150 Year Old Home
Treatments
Results
Dollar Payback: 7.4 years
Comfort Payback: Immediate
- Removed extremely thin layer of ratty fiberglass from attic flat
- Sprayed 2" closed cell foam to seal attic flat, blew cellulose for R-50, new hatch & chimney dam & seal
- Dense packed small attic - no prior insulation
- Dense packed 3rd small attic slants & gable end wall
- Air sealed & blew cellulose in 4th small attic
- Dense packed walls
- Foamed basement rim joist, above grade walls, 1' below grade, sprayed with intumescent paint
- Installed bathroom fan with timer switch
- Installed vapor barrier on basement earth sections
- Blower-door assisted air sealing
Results
- Reduced Air Flow by 40.7%
- Expected Energy Savings - approximately $2,500/year - 60%
- Reduced Carbon Footprint by 9,063 lbs CO2/year
Dollar Payback: 7.4 years
Comfort Payback: Immediate
60 Year Old Ranch
Treatments
Results
Efficiency Vermont Incentive $998
Dollar Payback: 17.9 years
Comfort Payback: Immediate
- Removed fiberglass from attic
- Air sealed all penetrations
- Foamed around sky light boxes
- Blew 16" loose cellulose for R-50 on attic flat
- Installed 3" poly-iso foam board on concrete block above grade walls & 1' below grade
- Foamed rim joist with 3" 2-part closed cell foam
- Installed 2 new fans in bathrooms, vented to outside
- Blower-door assisted air sealing
Results
- Reduced air flow by 25%
- Expected Energy Savings - approximately $767/year - 33.8%
- Reduced carbon footprint by 4,511 lbs CO2/year
Efficiency Vermont Incentive $998
Dollar Payback: 17.9 years
Comfort Payback: Immediate
90 Year Old Small Cape
Treatments
Results
Project Cost $8,165
Efficiency Vermont Incentives $967
Dollar Payback: 8.9 years
Comfort Payback: Immediate
- Removed fiberglass from main attic flat
- Created hatch for access
- Air sealed flat & all penetrations
- Blew 16" loose cellulose for R-50
- Dense packed main slants with cellulose
- Dense packed small kitchen attic slopes with cellulose, covered by 2" poly-iso foam board
- Dense packed band joist between 1st & 2nd floors
- Dense packed walls with settled cellulose
- Blower-door assisted air sealing
Results
- Reduced air flow by 47.8%
- Expected Energy Savings - approximately $810/year - 32.9%
- Reduced carbon footprint by 4,504 lbs CO2/year
Project Cost $8,165
Efficiency Vermont Incentives $967
Dollar Payback: 8.9 years
Comfort Payback: Immediate
Links
Efficiency Vermont's Home Owner's Page - Learn About Audits, Incentive Programs, See What Other Home Owners have Accomplished
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Bob Rueter, our Energy Auditor, has been a Building Performance Institute Certified Building Analyst & Envelope Professional since 2009. We work under BPI standards to provide the highest level of professional service and safety.
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Best is a Home Performance with Energy Star contractor in conjunction with Efficiency Vermont
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Our southeastern Vermont building science networking & educational group. Join us 4th Wednesdays for the Building Science Guild meetings.
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The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association is a great group of people whose "mission is to promote the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment—and to do it by supplying the infrastructure for the collaboration that we as members want and need."
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BPPA-VTBuilding Performance Professionals Association of Vermont. Our mission is: To support and represent our members as we work to promote Vermont's building performance industry and ensure the energy efficiency , comfort and safety of our residential and commercial buildings.
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The Complete Source for Building, Designing & Remodeling Green Homes - My Favorite! Great Free Blogs plus Additional Fee-Only Access
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For the Geeks
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Allison Bailes' Building Science website. Very accessible articles on all things building science.
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We use National Fiber's Cel-Pak Cellulose - the best cellulose available. No pizza boxes or debris in this product, just 100% recycled newspapers, and borate fire suppressant. No aluminum sulfate that can rust out nails if it gets wet.
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All of our profits go to support the mission of our parent organization, SEVCA. No BEST employees earn commissions on your home weatherization.
The mission of Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) is “to enable people to cope with, and reduce the hardships of poverty; create sustainable self-sufficiency; and reduce the causes and move toward the elimination of poverty."
SEVCA gives people the knowledge, tools, and support to break the cycle of dependence, and works to find solutions to the deep-seated problems of poverty, largely by empowering and collaborating with those whose lives are affected by it daily."