What this includes is:
• 2-hour Assessment & Consultation with a BPI Professional
• New CFL Light Bulbs Installed
• Low Flow Shower Heads Installed
• Written Reports Detailing Recommendations

Some items recently discovered during Energy Audits include:
• Recalled Electrical Panels
• Recalled Heaters
• Insufficient Ventilation / Moisture (Mold) Issues with Attics & Crawlspaces
• Standing Water & Wood Destroying Organism Activity in Crawlspaces & Attics
• Myriad Simple Ways to Save Homeowners Substantial $ on their Utility Bills
• Poorly Installed Insulation & Air Sealing Measures
• Insufficient Clearances between Flues & Structure (Fire Hazards)
• Rebates Available through OPALCO
• Structural Deficiencies (Safety Issues for the Home)
• Plumbing Leaks
• Excessive Moisture at Ceiling (roof leaks) and Subfloor (toilet seals)

For more information go to: http://www.opalco.com/energy-services/energy-assessments/
Or Contact Elisa Howard at OPALCO: 360-376-3586

Does it feel healthy to live here? That’s an interesting question for someone who has lived here since 1977; therefore someone who is getting older. Still, the answer would have to be affirmative. I don’t think about how healthy the environment is until I remove myself from it. Washing my face at a Seattle hotel will quickly show the grime of a city on the pristine white washcloth. The air here might smell a bit salty when the tide is out at False Bay, but it doesn’t smell like exhaust fumes. It is quiet enough to allow for you to hear a bird’s song and the bee’s bumble, sometimes even the swoop of a raptor’s wings. At night, the stars are visible in a clear sky. And now, in June, the smell of freshly cut hay and the clunk-clunk of the bailer may greet you on a two lane valley road.

They say that as we get older, views and vistas become more important. San Juan Island Realtors do not even use the word “view” unless it relates to a salt water view; however there are many lovely mountain, pond, and territorial views as well. There are few island roads that do not give you a glimpse of the surrounding Salish Sea, reminding you that you are on an island. You feel a sense of community with the people on the isle where you live and a sense of protection and serenity that places you far from the maddening world. To my way of thinking, it’s healthy to live here in mind and body.