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Last winter, the Frasers said they used a wood stove and still spent as much as $800 a month on oil, or an estimated $550 on average throughout the year. Using today's dollars to calculate the price of oil, the blower door test results, and other data, Zerodraft estimates the family will spend on average approximately $211 a month to heat their home. MORE About the contest
It all started with a conversation.
David Geller, sales development manager for The Day, and Paul Paris Jr., a managing member for Zerodraft of Connecticut, which insulates all types of buildings, were brainstorming one day earlier this year when the idea for a home energy makeover hit.
They were talking about the successful “Ugly Bathroom” makeover contest held in the fall when talk turned to energy, Geller and Paris said.
Geller found sponsors and companies to donate products and services and crafted a competition where the winning homeowners would get up to $25,000 worth of home energy improvements that included a home energy audit, energy-efficient shades, vinyl energy-efficient windows and retro-fitted insulation.
In March, said Jennifer Sammons, The Day’s digital news director, 68 entrants submitted photos of their homes, the year their houses were built, square footage, type of heating, monthly units used, price per unit and a write-up of why they deserved an energy makeover.
ZeroDraft judged the entries, narrowed it down to 10, then did a quick walk-through audit of each home, Sammons said.
In the second phase of the contest, ZeroDraft selected five finalists and did full energy audits, which included an infrared thermal imaging inspection, a blower-door test, combustion-efficiency analysis and more. These audits were posted online, along with the other items the entrants submitted, Sammons said.
In the final round, in April, she added, the public voted. With 2,678 votes submitted, Andria and Colin Fraser earned 1,236 votes and were declared the winners. Work began in late April.
Andria said she discovered the contest online after Colin had explored the contest rules on theday.com and left it open on their computer without filling out the required information. Without ever discussing it, Andria completed the submission and turned it in.
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The windows also have a "low E" coating that blocks not only the ultraviolet rays that penetrate the skin but UV rays that fade materials like rugs and furniture, Samson said. With this donation, "We definitely went with the bells and whistles," he
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