Home Energy Audits
Many older homes, though well built, have leaks in the attic, basement, doors, garage, and other locations like additions. Because of this, conditioned air seeps out making the home too hot or too cold, depending on the season. Homeowners may believe, incorrectly, that it’s just the way older homes are and live with high energy bills and big temperature differences between floors. When, in fact, they need to get a comprehensive energy audit from the Building Performance Institute-certified consultants at Energy Efficiency Experts, based in Washington DC.
The main purpose behind Home Energy Audits is to evaluate everything in your home that uses or loses, energy. If you were too cold last winter and piled on layer and layer of clothing, or if your air conditioner just can’t keep up with the heat of the summer, a home energy audit will help you locate problem areas and can help reduce your utility bills by up to 35%
What exactly happens during a home energy audit? The steps below explain what we do
1. Evaluate Usage
We measure your home and inspect a year’s worth of utility bills to evaluate efficiencies and detect potential issues.
2. Inspect the Home
We tour your home and review systems, appliances, insulation and attic conditions. We conduct a blower door test and collect data throughout the house. We consider room comfort, appliances, lighting and the crawlspace, if applicable.
3. Conduct Combustion Safety Test
This test evaluates the performance and safety of combustion appliances in the home. We inspect gas pipes, furnace, water heater, exhaust fans and test for carbon monoxide.
4. Written Report
We provide a report to the home owner including recommendations and approximate costs. We can often provide information on eligible rebates. With our recommendations, it is possible for homeowners to increase energy performance up to 25-35%.
Energy Audits in Action.
Here we are at work. Contact us to get started on your house!
