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At Evergreen Home Performance, part of our commitment to helping Mainers live in healthier and more efficient homes involves taking a step back to view the big picture. Understanding exactly what a home needs before making upgrades can not only help us find the most effective and long-lasting solutions to its issues, but it also allows us to develop a plan of action with what we call a Whole Home Road Map. 

While making home upgrades all at once is ideal, we recognize that it isn’t possible for every MidCoast Mainer to accomplish. The initial cost of improving your home’s performance can be expensive and going at your own pace can break the cost down into manageable pieces. Whole Home Road Maps make big projects—like electrification—more accessible, ensuring that your project stays stress-free and within your budget. 

Taking a Phased Approach to Home Upgrades

Staggering your retrofit upgrades involves strategic planning that both eases the financial burden and overwhelming stress that so often come with comprehensive home improvements. Phasing in services at your own pace has several other benefits as well, including:

  • Clear plan of action – Instead of going through upgrades in chaos, your home project will be broken down into easily manageable sections.
  • Order of Operations – The order in which you undertake home energy efficiency upgrades matters. For example, it usually makes sense to upgrade the air tightness & insulation of your structure prior to changing out heating & cooling appliances. Why? Because air sealing & insulating reduces waste first to enable you to right-size your appliances for maximum efficiency and affordability. 
  • Adaptability – You’ll be able to make adjustments throughout the process in order to fit any changes in your lifestyle or hiccups along the way.
  • You can stay in your home – When remodeling your entire home at once, there’s a big chance that you won’t be able to stay there throughout the duration of the project—with a phased approach, you can! 
  • Timing Coordination – You’ll be able to schedule each piece of your home project when it works best for you.
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Evergreen Home Performance: Your Trusted Home Efficiency Contractors in MidCoast Maine 

We’ve been helping Mainers with their home performance and comfort improvements since 2006. Whether you’re looking to reduce your energy consumption or improve your general home comfort, our team is here for you.

Incentive Stacking for Maximum Benefits

Using a Whole Home Road Map for your home improvements allows you to claim the maximum amount through available incentives, making them more affordable. 

Inflation Reduction Act Federal Tax Credits

The 25C tax credits have an annual limit—however they can be claimed year after year as you make upgrades to your home. When using your Whole Home Road Map from Evergreen Home Performance, you’ll be able to plan your upgrades to maximize your savings.

Efficiency Maine Rebates

As you’re staggering your home upgrades, Efficiency Maine offers several rebates for energy-saving home upgrades. The Evergreen team can help you determine what services qualify for Efficiency Maine rebates and guide you through claiming them with our Whole Home Road Map program.

Where to Start & Finish: Home Energy Audits

The first step to a Whole Home Road Map is to understand exactly where your home needs upgrades with a free energy assessment. This analysis of your home involves a thorough inspection and infrared diagnostics to determine where your home has inefficiencies with insulation or significant air leakage. 

Based on your energy assessment, our team will recommend services to combat your home health, comfort, and efficiency issues. Some common solutions we recommend throughout MidCoast Maine include:

At Evergreen Home Performance, we stand by our work—which is why we also perform an energy audit at the completion of every project to measure its effectiveness.

Get started with your free consult today! Call 207-594-2244 or contact us online.

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We initially contacted Evergreen through Efficiency Maine for an energy audit, which was conducted promptly and professionally by Justin McEdward, one of their Energy Advisors who is BPI-certified. After a thorough inspection of our newly purchased home, Justin explained in great detail what we needed and did not need. It was agreed that Evergreen would remove all of the existing attic insulation, which was not adequate, and replace it with blown in cellulose, to a rating of R-60.

Thomas W.

Scarborough

We had Evergreen redo the insulation in our roof. The team handling our project did a great job. They left the house spotless. We've already noticed the difference in how much better our house is retaining heat. I would definitely recommend and will use them for future projects.

Ffej C.

South Portland

This team of individuals was professional at all times. They set up barriers that kept the dust at a minimum. They conducted an air flow audit and cut the draft circulation from the outside in half by sealing cracks. They hauled out the old insulation and replaced it with blown in insulation with an R - 60 Value. They also did the rebate paperwork so that I could get my $1500.00 rebate from the state of Maine. I highly recommend Evergreen Home Performance!

Daniel B.

Rockland

I used to spend winters in the bathtub because my house was so cold. This was my first winter roaming around my whole house comfortably. This even led me to decorate a little. My heating oil usage has been reduced by over a quarter: I rarely have to boost the thermostat because the temp stays at a constant. The Efficiency Maine rebates, together with the energy savings, make it affordable for me to pay for the loan I took out to finance the project. I do not worry about my pipes freezing.

Claire Helene Bevan

Camden

Awesome company. It was a few years ago that they did the audit and then we commissioned them to do the work. We subsequently sold our house and moved to South Africa, but their level of service and expertise will live on.

Odette Brown

Thanks Evergreen Home Performance for helping to make our home more efficient. Many thanks as well to Bryan for the initial walk through and recommendations to make our home more efficient and to Dave, Roland, and Jacob for a job that was done professionally and courteous.  We were amazed at the level of efficiency and everyday they made sure to protect our floors, carpets, and furniture. We had daily discussions with Dave about progress and what was being done and where they were at in the project.

Carol Fink

Professional, friendly and hard-working staff. The product/approach they use for insulation is top notch. We felt the difference immediately, both from added warmth and eliminating drafts. The team and management were easily available to answer our questions or coordinate meeting times. Highly recommended.

Kevin J.

Yarmouth

We just finished a large project of air sealing and reinsulating our 1890s basement and attic which had been completely renovated 8 years ago but still felt cold and lacked proper energy assessment and corrections. We met with Justin in December and were very impressed with his knowledge, professionalism and communication skills and knew Evergreen was who we wanted to work with. Dave was our on hands project manager and was excellent. The office staff has been quick to respond and helpful as well when needed.

Emily Gallant

First we have Evergreen do a BIG project worth about $20K (windows, basement, insulate & rebuild an entire wall, a door, attics, and air sealing). They were so great we had them come back later when we decided we did want to do our other door. They are professional and do great work. They take care of your home and are trustworthy, and on top of all that friendly! I highly recommend you call them!

Garreth C Debiegun

From beginning to end – that is from the moment Justin McEdward stepped into our home to assess our energy conservation needs until the crew left – the Evergreen Home Performance process went absolutely smoothly. Justin made a thorough inspection and took pictures with an infrared camera. His proposal described the scope of work in detail, and he explained what we could expect the proposed work to accomplish. Our proposal was forthcoming within a couple of days, and Justin was available to discuss it and answer questions.

Adrienne Harkavy

Our basement was the eyesore of the house. I wanted to make improvements, but first needed to make structural, insulating and moisture mitigation improvements. Evergreen was professional and competent in taking on a complex project of not only encapsulation and insulation of basement and crawlspace, but completed needed improvements to the structural integrity of the wood floor platform above a crawlspace and brought in a concrete contractor to pour where there was once a rotting, tiered wood platform - replacing that area with a more functional and tight tiered concrete area.

Duane B.

East Boothbay

Really great experience from start to finish with Evergreen. They helped us prioritize what needed to be completed first, and has made a significant difference in our hearing costs already. Plus they were really friendly and considerate to work with!

Amy W.

Kennebunk

Update 12/2018: Evergreen has completed Phase II of my house (insulating and installing air/moisture barrier on exterior walls, replacing old windows) and now that heating season is upon us, the difference is astonishing. The house is tight as a drum and so easy to keep warm. Worth every penny. Thank you all! Working with Evergreen was a positive experience from start (no charge energy audit) to finish (a MUCH more comfortable home). Brian Robinson spent a lot of time with me on the audit, explaining clearly what he was finding in my ca.

Rebekah W.

Rockport

We are so pleased with the work the team from Evergreen Home Performance did in our home. The project included encapsulation of our basement with a reinforced vapor barrier, installation of a sump pump, spray foam insulation on the walls and insulation of the heating duct work. Everyone at Evergreen was friendly and professional. The project was completed on time and in budget. Our home is much cozier and warmer since the project was completed.

Linda Metzger

I was extremely pleased with the professionalism and quality of service that I received from the Evergreen team. I met Richard to discuss options for insulation. I knew immediately that I wanted to do business with them because he did not try to over-sell extra services that I did not need. Dave was the project manager. He was not only kind, but very respectful of my home. I would highly recommend this company.

Darlyann M

Bath

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