Home Insulation

Have you been thinking about your home insulation? Did you know that you can get a free assessment about the state of your home’s insulation from Warm Tasman Service Providers?

The Council is working with EECA (the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) to promote a better standard of insulation in the District’s homes. If your home was built before 2000, then there is a good chance that your home insulation is not as good as it could be. If your home is older, then your level of insulation is likely to be very low and it may have deteriorated over time and become ineffective.

EECA has subsidy money available for upgrading your home and the Council can also help you pay for upgraded insulation through a targeted rate on your property. Community Card holders may be able to get additional assistance; you will need to contact a registered service provider to find out. Assistance is also available for upgrading home heating.

The registered service providers will make things easy for you. Their assessment will show you exactly how good your home insulation or home heating is, and what needs to be done to improve it. They will help you complete any application forms that you might need either for the subsidy or for the Council Warm Tasman rate.

You can get more information about the Warm Tasman scheme and a full list of registered service providers from www.tasman.govt.nz or by picking up a Warm Tasman brochure from any Council Service Centre. See also the EECA website www.eeca.govt.nz/node/3107.

The EECA subsidy programme is due to finish in June 2013 so it would pay to get that free insulation assessment and upgrade done soon.