A home energy assessment is the first step to understanding how your home wastes energy. Rather than focusing on a single problem – like an old heater or cooling system, insufficient attic insulation or leaky windows – the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program offers a whole-house approach to improve your home’s energy efficiency. Depending on the improvements you choose,you could save up to 20% or more on your annual utility bill,which means you’ll have extra money to put toward what matters most to you.

Is your heating and cooling system becoming a pain to control? Your old thermostat could be the culprit. You may have a lot of questions when it comes to choosing a new model, especially with the wide range of features and functionalities available today. This guide helps break it all down. Keep these things in mind as you search to find a new thermostat for your home.

During any given week, Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church in Uptown New Orleans hosts hundreds of people for different activities on its campus. Its buildings serve as gathering spaces and include a sanctuary, multipurpose rooms, commercial kitchen, year-round childcare and pre-k program classrooms, a residential home used for offices and missional housing, and a parsonage. Weekly activities include youth education, community meetings, food pantry outreach and more. All of this activity, while a blessing, means that maintenance and energy efficiency are always top of mind for the church staff.