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Health & Fitness

Retrofit Bed-Stuy

Learn about what funding is available for your block and how to save up to 45% off of my heating bill.

Need an energy-efficiency audit of your home? Did you know there is State and Federal funding available for all homeowners to make your building more energy-efficient? You can get your home retrofit to save money on your heating bills. I'm talking savings of up to 45%! I did an efficiency check up of my home. Let me walk you through my personal experience.

First call Jedidah S. Baptiste at 718-636-6973. Jedidah is the outreach coordinator of Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Have your bill handy and allow some time for the phone consultation. You answer a few questions. Your answers help to provide a better service to your particular home. You may even have a few questions of your own for Jedidah.

Second you fill out the application and send it in. You can select whether to be contacted by phone or email. You get a follow up call or email once the application has been processed. Lastly you set an appointment for your home energy-efficiency audit. You may choose from a list of recommended professionals. I selected, NYS Energy Audits, Inc. The team shows up to do the audit. Prepare to be blown away! What I learned about my home's efficiency was incredible...Want more details?

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Come check out one of the many FREE workshops that will be about Retrofit Bed-Stuy. Come hear first hand what resources and funding is available for you and your block associations. Learn how I've prepared to save up to 45% off of my heating bill...you can too.

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