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CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION
- Welcome to Cool Remodeling.
- Let’s leave this world in a better shape.
- Give your home an energy efficiency checkup.
- Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution – the movie.
- Our 100 percent commitment to clean energy revolution.
- Turning point in the clean energy revolution.
- Join the clean energy revolution.
- Top ten ways to go green.
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YOUR HOME ENERGY SOLUTIONS
- California is one of the world leaders in clean energy revolution.
- California Energy Commission.
- California will require solar power for new homes.
- The cost of electricity in California and the U.S.
- What are you doing about the rising cost of electricity, water and gas?
- Net energy metering in California.
- California introduces net energy metering 3.0.
- Comparison between NEM 1.0 - NEM 2.0 – NEM 3.0.
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY EVALUATION
- How energy-efficient is my home, really?
- Home energy yardstick from Energy Star®
- Common areas of leaks in your house.
- Evaluate your home performance with Energy Star®
- How can you actually improve your home energy efficiency?
- Energy Star® list of products.
- How do we evaluate your home energy efficiency?
- A comprehensive home energy evaluation report.
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BPI ENERGY AUDIT
- What is Building Performance Institute (BPI)?
- What is home performance with Energy Star®?
- What is Title 24?
- Title 24 compliance requirements for homeowners.
- What is a BPI audit?
- BPI audit areas.
- What is HERS® Index?
- What is HERS® Test?
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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
- Are you ready to march for a clean energy revolution?
- California Energy Commission.
- California Public Utilities Commission.
- Critical importance of PACE financing.
- What can PACE financing do for you?
- Energy efficiency products supported by PACE.
- Renewable energy products supported by PACE.
- Water efficiency products supported by PACE.
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SMART HOME
- What is a smart home?
- What can a smart home do for you?
- Where does a smart home begin?
- The future of renewable energy is making it look cool.
- Designing the brain of the home of the future.
- Protecting your data inside the home of the future.
- Controlling all your entertainment from a single device.
- How could your home look like in the future?
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS
- Energy efficiency products supported by PACE.
- Air sealing, attic fans, attic insulation, automatic pool covers.
- Boilers, ceiling fans, central air-conditioner with a heat pump.
- Cool roof, doors, ductless mini-split systems.
- Duct sealing, insulation, and replacement.
- Electric heat pump tank water heaters.
- Evaporative coolers, heat resistant exterior coating.
- Exterior and interior shades and many more products.
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HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING
- HVAC basics.
- How does the HVAC work?
- HVAC systems - two basic options.
- HVAC package system.
- HVAC split system.
- HVAC mounting options.
- Popular product brands.
- Ductless mini-split systems.
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COOL ROOF
- Common roofing terms.
- Cool roof rating council.
- Cool roof under California’s Title 24 energy standard.
- Cool roof structure.
- Main benefits of a cool roof.
- Roofing materials.
- Asphalt shingle roof.
- Benefits of asphalt shingle roof.
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HEAT-RESISTANT EXTERIOR COATING
- What is Tex-Cote® CoolWall®?
- Main reasons for using Tex-Cote® CoolWall®.
- Tex-Cote® CoolWall® ten-step installation process.
- Tex-Cote® CoolWall® is a green alternative to painting.
- Tex-Cote® CoolWall® fade block protection.
- Tex-Cote® CoolWall® thermal protection.
- Tex-Cote® CoolWall® benefits versus exterior paint.
- Cool Life® from Lifetime Plus Coatings.
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INSULATION AND RADIANT BARRIER
- Types of insulation materials.
- Energy loss in the house due to poor insulation.
- Energy loss in the house due to air leaks.
- Energy-efficient house.
- Steps for turning your home into an energy-efficient house.
- Where should you insulate?
- Attic and exterior wall insulation.
- Ceiling, windows and doors insulation.
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WINDOWS AND DOORS
- Available window and door selection.
- Vinyl windows and doors.
- Wood windows and doors.
- Wood windows and doors with aluminum cladding.
- Fiberglass windows and doors.
- Wood and fiberglass windows and doors.
- Aluminum windows and doors.
- Popular product brands.
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TANKLESS WATER HEATER
- Regular water heater and tankless water heater comparison.
- How does a tankless water heater work?
- Tankless water heater benefits.
- Electric tankless water heater benefits.
- Electric tankless water heater sizes.
- What size of a tankless water heating system do I need?
- Tankless system installation in an existing home.
- Popular product brands.
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VARIABLE-SPEED POOL PUMP
- Energy-efficient swimming pool pumps.
- Compare a VS pool pump with a regular pool pump.
- VS pool pumps offer higher efficiency at a lower cost.
- Importance of continuous water circulation in the pool.
- Benefits of continuous water circulation in the pool.
- Swimming pool filtration system.
- Popular product brands.
- Automatic pool covers.
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ATTIC FANS
- Types of attic fans and vents in a roof.
- Turbine attic fans – how do they work?
- Electric attic fans.
- Solar attic fans.
- Solar attic fans benefits.
- Solar attic fans performance during the year.
- Roof-mounted solar attic fans.
- Gable-mounted solar attic fans.
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WHOLE HOUSE FAN
- Product introduction.
- QuietCool® vs traditional whole house fans.
- Look for Energy Star® compliant products.
- Home performance with Energy Star®.
- How does this product work?
- QuietCool® whole house fan explained in 3 minutes.
- QuietCool® whole house fan benefits.
- Whole house fan from QuietCool®.
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SKYLIGHTS
- Why natural light is better than electrical light?
- 6 little-known benefits of sunlight.
- Where can you install skylights?
- Skylights can create additional living space in a house.
- Skylights offer many advantages.
- Skylight installation.
- Skylights must be well insulated and waterproofed.
- Popular product brands.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS
- Renewable energy products supported by PACE.
- Advanced energy storage systems.
- Electric vehicle charging station.
- Small wind turbines.
- Solar inverters.
- Solar PV panels.
- Cool PV panels.
- Solar pool water heating.
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SOLAR PV AND COOL PV
- How does a solar PV system work?
- Basic elements of a solar PV system.
- A closer look at a solar PV panel.
- What is a solar cell?
- Three types of silicon materials used in solar PV panels.
- Which type of a solar PV panel is more efficient?
- What is annual degradation of a solar panel?
- What is an inverter?
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HOME BATTERIES
- A home battery system.
- Solar with storage: The basics.
- What is a solar-plus-storage system?
- Solar plus storage 101.
- How does the solar-plus-storage system work?
- What is net metering?
- Should you install a home battery at your home?
- Popular product brands.
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SOLAR INVERTERS
- Product introduction.
- What is a solar inverter?
- What is electricity?
- Difference between AC and DC current explained.
- When do you need a solar inverter?
- Types of solar inverters.
- Basic facts about inverters.
- Popular product brands.
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SOLAR POOL WATER HEATING
- A solar pool water heating system.
- How does a solar pool water heating system work?
- Solar pool water heating – an overview.
- Sizing a solar pool water heating system.
- Popular product brands.
- What is Cool PV?
- Swimming pool covers.
- Gas swimming pool heaters.
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SOLAR THERMAL WATER HEATING
- How does a solar thermal water heater work?
- Types of solar thermal water heating systems.
- Passive solar thermal water heating system.
- Active solar thermal water heating system.
- Advantages of solar thermal water heating systems.
- The cost-effectiveness of solar thermal water heating systems.
- Payback period for a solar thermal water heating system.
- Selecting a solar thermal water heating system.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
- Product introduction.
- How to choose an EV charging station?
- EV charging station examples.
- 7 best electric cars coming out in 2024.
- EV charging station in your home.
- Charging your EV at home.
- What car do you drive?
- Popular product brands.
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WATER EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS
- What is WaterSense®?
- The WaterSense® label and products.
- Water efficiency products supported by PACE.
- Artificial grass and permeable pavers.
- Greywater systems and rainwater collection systems.
- High efficiency faucet fittings and showerheads.
- Water delivery systems.
- Drip and weather-based irrigation control systems.
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ARTIFICIAL GRASS
- Artificial grass comes in different materials.
- Artificial grass: Different terms.
- Artificial grass – how is it installed?
- Is artificial grass toxic?
- Benefits of artificial grass.
- Artificial grass is perfect for kids and pets.
- What makes artificial grass kids- and pet-friendly?
- What goes under artificial grass?
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DRIP IRRIGATION
- Irrigation evaluation.
- The purpose of irrigation evaluation.
- The basics of the drip irrigation system.
- How does the drip irrigation work?
- Advantages of drip irrigation.
- Benefits of drip irrigation.
- Drip irrigation system components.
- Drip irrigation system examples.
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WEATHER-BASED IRRIGATION
- Product introduction.
- Weather-based irrigation controllers.
- How do weather-based irrigation systems work?
- National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- Water with weather-based irrigation timers.
- Importance of weather-based irrigation systems.
- Benefits of weather-based irrigation systems.
- Popular product brands.
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PERMEABLE PAVERS
- What is a permeable pavement?
- Types of permeable concrete.
- Why permeable concrete is better than non-porous concrete?
- Why permeable pavers are better than regular pavers?
- Permeable pavers are more durable.
- Permeable pavers are water-efficient.
- The permeable pavement structure.
- Permeable concrete pavers installation process.
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GREYWATER SYSTEMS
- Product introduction.
- How much water do you use?
- What is greywater?
- Where can you use greywater?
- Greywater and blackwater.
- Life cycle of properly utilized greywater.
- Popularity of greywater systems in the U.S.
- Designing a greywater system.
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WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS
- The main objective is pure water in your house.
- The Office of Water.
- Importance of water.
- How much water should you drink?
- Where does your water come from?
- How clean are the water pipes?
- What is lead?
- Lead in drinking water.
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FINANCING OPTIONS AND REBATES
- Types of payment options and financial incentives.
- PACE financing.
- Personal loan financing.
- Solar lease and PPAs.
- Product rebates and incentives.
- Energy Upgrade California®.
- Federal tax credit for solar.
- What is the federal tax credit for solar energy?
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PACE FINANCING
- Introduction to PACE financing.
- The basics of PACE financing.
- Important role of PACE financing programs.
- Where are PACE financing programs available?
- Property owners can save money with PACE financing.
- PACE financing cash flow chart example.
- What PACE financing can do for you?
- Energy-efficient products approved by PACE.
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PERSONAL LOAN FINANCING
- Personal loans for home energy improvement.
- Solar loan overview.
- Two types of solar loans.
- How does a solar loan work?
- Benji® financing.
- Energy Loan Network®
- Greensky®
- Sungage financial.
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SOLAR LEASE
- Should I purchase or lease a solar system?
- Lease vs buy solar – what are the pros and cons?
- What is a solar lease?
- Power-purchase agreements or PPAs.
- What is the difference between a solar lease vs. PPA.
- Solar lease and PPA advantages.
- What is a solar PPA and how does it work?
- Solar lease and PPA disadvantages.
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PRODUCT REBATES
- What is a rebate?
- Southern California Regional Energy Network.
- Energy Upgrade California®.
- Southern California Edison®.
- Southern California Gas Company.
- Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power.
- Pasadena Department Of Water And Power.
- Glendale Water And Power.
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ENERGY UPGRADE CALIFORNIA® PROGRAM
- What is Energy Upgrade California®?
- Guidelines for an energy-efficient home.
- Energy management 101 Energy Upgrade California®.
- Home energy efficiency plan of action.
- The Energy Upgrade California® Program.
- The basic home upgrade package.
- The advanced home upgrade package.
- Utility companies participating in the Energy Upgrade California® Program.
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FEDERAL TAX CREDIT
- What is a federal tax credit?
- Tax credits vs. deductions made simple.
- What is a solar tax credit?
- When can you claim the federal solar investment tax credit?
- What costs can you claim under the federal solar investment tax credit?
- Solar investment tax credit example for homeowners.
- Solar investment tax credit example for commercial property owners.
- Learn more about the solar investment tax credit online.
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FINANCING OPTIONS FOR YOUR HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Once you decide to move forward with any type of a home energy improvement project, we will introduce you to the most suitable Financing Options in accordance with your specific needs. These options may include:
- No interest and no payment financing* for one year.
- Low payment options* with low interest rates.
- Secured* and unsecured financing loans.
* Subject to OAC (on approved credit).
Contact Us Today To Find Out Which Financing Option Will Be The Best One For You.
MEET SOLLY THE SEAL
Just in case you did not meet him yet, we would like to introduce you to Solly The Seal who is a very important member of the Cool Remodeling TM management team.
Solly’s main job is to approve all home energy efficiency products and provide his Seal of Approval.
WE ONLY WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND BRANDS APPROVED BY SOLLY THE SEAL
