Certified Home Energy Assessment
WE CAN HELP YOU SAVE ENERGY AND SAVE MONEY BY IMPROVING YOUR HOME EFFICIENCY
BENEFITS OF GETTING A HOME ENERGY ASSESSMENT
Save Money
Identify actions to reduce your monthly heating and cooling bills
Improve Your Comfort
Determine solutions to make your home more comfortable by reducing air leaks
Reduce Electricity and Gas Usage
Reduce your home’s Gas Emissions
Increase your Home Value
Locate problem areas contributing to ice damming and drafts
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Baseline Assessment
We will review your current energy consumption and power bills to provide a baseline understanding of your energy usage.
Interview
We will assess your known challenges with heating/cooling areas within the home, or seasonal problems such as ice-dams. This documentation will help guide us during the home inspection.
Home Energy Assessment
We will complete a home energy assessment which may include the following:
Look at the energy consumption of your major appliances.
Evaluate your furnace and associated equipment.
Do a visual inspection of your attic, basement and insulation.
Do a visual inspection of windows, doors, and visible pipe penetrations to the outside.
Use a blower door and/or infrared camera to identify air leaks and other issues.
Reporting
We will identify energy efficiency measures that you could take in your home with guidance on prioritization. The recommendations will be provided in a brief, easy to read report. The report will also highlight potential cost saving incentives that you may be eligible for.
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
All assessments come with a visual inspection by a trained Building Performance Institute certified Building Analysist. The equipment below can help further identify energy losses by locating air leaks and unnecessary energy consumption.
Blower Door
A blower door test measures how leaky a home is. The blower door is a large fan that is temporarily installed in the home’s door. The fan is turned on to depressurize the house. Once the house is depressurized, leaks are detected through a room-by-room inspection.
Infrared Camera
Infrared cameras take infrared images of a house. This test is useful in detecting insulation issues and air leakages within the home. We will take pictures of areas in your house that show changes in temperatures, indicating leaks or missing insulation.
Kill-a-watt Meter
Did you know old refrigerators can be a huge energy consumer? Will replacing your refrigerator save money compared to holding onto it? The Kill-a-watt meter measures electricity usage from appliances. We can measure the energy usage and provide the numbers to help you make an informed decision on appliance replacement.