March of the energy efficiency experts

by Kellie Woodhouse

As going "green" becomes more fashionable, a new Silver Spring company is taking a fresh look on what it means to be eco-friendly for homeowners.

Energy Penguin, founded this past August, is an energy auditing business that advises customers on the rudimentary changes needed to make their homes energy efficient, safe and comfortable. The new start-up company educates homeowners on how the different components of a house interact with each other and what actions will efficiently improve its performance.

While the latest "green" homeowning craze includes solar panel heating systems and swamp coolers, Energy Penguin stresses that until a homeowner solves a house's elementary inefficiencies, large investments in "green" additions will not have the desired impact.

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