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Anna Marie D’Angela Fred Jorgensen. The — insulation into the attic, cost-

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NORTH Van resident Fred Jorgensen (right) allows B.C Hydro's Doug Lanoway (left) and Power Smart contractor John Larche to check out his crawlspace.

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POWER Smarting a home will not) gsarantee lower Hydro bilis, but energy sav- ings renovations should make the place 2 lot more comfort. able to live in.

B.C. Hydro’s Lanoway said that aft ing a home more energy efti- cient through the Power Smart program, a family might use more electrical products and not see any dit: ference in Hydro bills. Bat that same family should have a less drafty home with fewer temperature fluctuations.

Lanoway checked out the home of Fred and {rene Jorgensen recently after the

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Jorgensens have lived in the 40-vear-old split level since 1989,

Lanoway said that replac- ing windows may not be the most frugal way of conserving energy in a home. He said insulating a craw) space or avric and filling in gaps with isolating materials may be mare cost eff P

In the Jorgensen home the atric was insulated at an R-7 level when the standard today is R-40. Lanoway recom- mended blowing in fiberglass

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Power Smart home improve: ments in a draw ar the B.C. Home Show. The couple live in the Arborlynn North Vancouver. “We never did energy effi cient upgrading. We've done a lot of cosmetic things,” said

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Power Smart or contractor, John Larehe, of Parcor Home Rehabilitation, said placing a Kleenex over a bathroom fan is a simple way for a homeowner to sce if a noisy fan is working. Larche said that he has seen working fans vented to other rooms in the hame instead of outdoors, nformation about tree r Smart evaluations call 540-8883. More than 14,000 homes have been evaluated in

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