Comments on: Weatherization Works! Especially when money is tight http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/12/14/weatherization-works-especially-when-money-is-tight/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Gunshinan http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/12/14/weatherization-works-especially-when-money-is-tight/#comment-11029 Jim Gunshinan Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:18:50 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/12/14/weatherization-works-especially-when-money-is-tight/#comment-11029 Hello very1silent, You are right, landlords don't have much incentive to implement efficiency improvements. There are some creative programs out there that allow the landlord, and tenant, to enjoy the benefits of improved efficiency—the rent goes down a bit, and the landlord saves a bit more from lower utility bills. But this, unfortunately, is not yet widespread. Hello very1silent,

You are right, landlords don't have much incentive to implement efficiency improvements. There are some creative programs out there that allow the landlord, and tenant, to enjoy the benefits of improved efficiency—the rent goes down a bit, and the landlord saves a bit more from lower utility bills. But this, unfortunately, is not yet widespread.

]]> By: very1silent http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/12/14/weatherization-works-especially-when-money-is-tight/#comment-11028 very1silent Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:57:44 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/12/14/weatherization-works-especially-when-money-is-tight/#comment-11028 There's a real fundamental problem with weatherizaiton (and other efficiency improvements) in rental housing: the landlord usually is the one who pays for installing insulation, improved heating systems, etc. but the tenant is the one who reaps the cost benefits. This means that the improvements essentially never happen in rental housing. There's a real fundamental problem with weatherizaiton (and other efficiency improvements) in rental housing: the landlord usually is the one who pays for installing insulation, improved heating systems, etc. but the tenant is the one who reaps the cost benefits. This means that the improvements essentially never happen in rental housing.

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