Energy Saving Features

Your New Home’s Energy Savings Features -

Energy efficiency and conservation is extremely important to all of us. Your M. Daigle Custom Home is built to be one of the most energy efficient homes on the market today. We have our plans reviewed and our homes inspected to ensure we meet rigid nergy standards. We don’t stop there either. The air conditioning ducts are tested by a third party inspection service for leakage prior to drywall, and the entire home is tested again at the final stage to ensure compliance with tough air infiltration standards.

Our insulation package is designed to give you the most value for the money. We install a blown in R-1 BIBBS insulation system in the exterior walls, and blow in a blanket of R-38 insulation in your attic. Blown insulation helps ensure you get the best coverage and reduces opportunities for gaps in the insulation. Bottom plates of exterior walls are caulked to the foundation. We seal the penetrations in the exterior walls, top plates, and around window and door openings with an expanding foam sealant to reduce unwanted air infiltration.

Indoor air quality is important in today’s “tight” homes, and that is why we go the expense of including a fresh air intake in our A/C systems. A proper exchange of indoor and outdoor air promotes better air quality inside the home.

The combination of our air conditioning coil and condensing unit of O our A/C system provides a 15 SEER (Seansonal Energy Efficiency Rating) system specifically designed and sized for your new home. Engineering the correct size system ensures your system will operate the most efficiently. The higher SEER rating A/C, backed with the comfort of a gas fired furnace, provides you with one of the most efficient heating and cooling systems today. If gas is not available in your area, we can include an energy saving heat pump. Either way, you will see and appreciate the value when you pay your lower utility cost!

Our Water heater is an On Demand water heater which only heats the water when you use it. Therefore, saving you money on your water heating cost by not having to heat and maintain a reserve 24 hours a day while it is waiting for you to use.

Our vinyl windows will help to keep your utility costs low. Vinyl windows are the most energy efficient windows manufactured today. The insulated Low-E glass helps to reduce heat gain, and the vinyl frame greatly reduces the heat transfer through the frames when compared to aluminum windows. In a Gulf coast climate, vinyl windows are not subject to the same moisture problems possible with wood windows. Just another quality feature of your M. Daigle Custom Home.

We can offer additional energy saving options such as variable speed A/C equipment, LED lighting packages, or Solotube lighting. Ask us about the many ways we can help you reduce your energy cost on your new home today!