Energy Efficiency Rises on Home Buyer’s Priority List

A new article in Business First first cites energy efficiency as being "a critical factor" when assessing a homes affordability. The Louisville nonprofit group’s 2008 report notes that the average Louisville gas bill has risen to $134.78 in August 2008 from $38.56 in August 1998. “Louisville and our metro area no longer have the low energy costs of the past decades, yet we live with the legacy of housing construction that relied on low energy costs,” said Cathy Hinko, coalition executive director. “Most of the homes in Louisville were built before insulation b