How Does My Gas Furnace Work?

November 27, 2023
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Our team at Better World Builders could help you save big bucks on your monthly utility bill by performing a furnace replacement.

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Why is Indoor Air Quality Important?

October 27, 2023
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Energy-efficient homes are more common than ever. Although they provide many benefits, including reducing overall energy usage and a smaller carbon footprint, they come with some disadvantages as well.

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7 Furnace Maintenance Tips

September 29, 2023
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Many Kalamazoo homeowners follow the mantra of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

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How a Home Energy Audit Can Save You Money

September 13, 2023
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Scheduling a home energy audit with a certified company can provide valuable information about your Kalamazoo home and its health.

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Do I Need Ceiling Insulation?

August 17, 2023
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A well-insulated ceiling helps your home stay warmer longer. That means lower utility bills and improved comfort.

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Available Tax Credits for Geothermal Heat Pumps in 2023

July 13, 2023
Available Tax Credits for Geothermal Heat Pumps in 2023.

Could your Battle Creek home benefit from a geothermal heat pump? These high-efficiency heating and cooling systems are becoming more popular across the country, and it’s easy to see why.

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Geothermal Basics

June 15, 2023
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Geothermal heating is one of those technologies that holds the potential to significantly change the way you heat your Portage home.

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Three Reasons to Consider a Geothermal Heat Pump

May 15, 2023
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Geothermal heat pumps have been in use since the 1940s, heating and cooling homes in the Kalamazoo area efficiently and thoroughly. They use the constant temperature of the earth for their heat transfer medium instead of the outside air temperature as air-source systems utilize.

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What Type of Insulation Do I Need?

April 13, 2023
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Feel a draft in your Michigan home? Let’s cover it up with a new layer of insulation.

Adding new insulation to your Mattawan home improves your comfort and protects your indoor air quality (IAQ).
It can also save you money.

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What Is a Heat Pump?

March 15, 2023
An air source heat pump on the side of a home being installed in the North East of England. The house is aiming to be sustainable. There is a construction worker with a hard hat and reflective jacket holding a digital tablet, talking to the home owner who is showing her documents.

What’s the best way to preserve resources? Working with what you already have. Heat pumps make your Portage home more comfortable by using heat that already exists. It pushes heat from outdoors to indoors (to warm) or pulls heat from indoors to outdoors (to cool).

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