Green Options » JELD-WEN http://greenoptions.com/tag/jeld-wen Posts tagged 'JELD-WEN' Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Worst Heating Bill in US Cut in Half http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/03/19/worst-heating-bill-in-us-cut-in-half/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/03/19/worst-heating-bill-in-us-cut-in-half/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:01 +0000 Dawn Killough http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/03/19/worst-heating-bill-in-us-cut-in-half/

JELD-WEN, the window manufacturer, set out to find the house with the worst heating bill in the United States last year.  They found it in Maine.  A 119-year old farmhouse that incurred a December bill of $1,100, and had spent over $5,000 during the year in home heating oil.

What could be done to help the poor homeowners stuck with this atrocious energy sucker?  JELD-WEN provided 35 new Energy Star rated windows, two AuraLast wood doors, and some basement insulation - free of charge.  Did it make a difference?  You bet.

Read more of this story »

]]> http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/03/19/worst-heating-bill-in-us-cut-in-half/feed/