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As the weather starts to get cooler, explore tips on how to improve your home's energy efficiency. <a href="http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/fall-and-winter-energy-saving-tips">Check out tips for saving energy and money during the fall and winter</a>.

As the weather starts to get cooler, explore tips on how to improve your home's energy efficiency. Check out tips for saving energy and money during the fall and winter.

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Home Energy Audits
Insulation
Sealing Your Home
Ventilation
Weatherized Homes Saving Money for Families Across the U.S.
Olaf Sander and Zump Urycki evaluate the heating system of a home in Loveland, Colorado, as part of the Weatherization Assistance Program. | Credit: Dennis Schroeder, NREL.

750 thousand homes have been weatherized over the past three years through the Department's Weatherization Assistance Program, saving families $400 a year on their heating and cooling bills.

Spring and Summer Energy-Saving Tips
Simple and inexpensive actions can help you save energy and money during the warm spring and summer months. | Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.com/eyedias.

Tips for saving energy and money during the spring and summer.

Estimating the Payback Period of Additional Insulation
Adding insulation in the attic of an existing home often results in a favorable payback. | Photo courtesy of Lieko Earle, NREL PIX 19612.

Adding insulation to an existing home often has an attractive payback period.

Detecting Air Leaks
For a thorough and accurate measurement of air leakage in your home, hire a qualified technician to conduct an energy assessment, particularly a blower door test.

You may already know where some air leakage occurs in your home, such as an under-the-door draft, but you'll need to find the less obvious gaps to properly air seal your home.