Custom Energy Audits, Geothermal Design, Home Automation Solutions, Project Management, and More!
We can bring you the most optimal solution possible... something custom catered
to your home and your home only. All of our auditors carry engineering
degrees from top universities, which means we have the technical understanding
necessary to figure out far more than any basic auditing software can deliver.
It might be tempting to go with the cheap option for your audit, but we align
our models to fit your historical energy consumption typically to within about
10%. Most shops don't spend the time necessary to do this right (or worse
- don't understand how) which means their projections might be drastically off
the mark (2x or more). When making an important decision such as whether
you should spend $10k on a new heating system, $10k on solar panels, or
something else, trust the people who know how to do the calculations right.
What's more - we give you the choice of using any contractor(s) you want to
perform the work after the audit's done. The "one stop shop" auditing
companies might seem cheap up-front, but if you want to get the incentive money,
they will likely end up costing you more in the long run.
Our Full Home Energy Audit Package
Our home energy audit includes the following tests (when applicable):
- Blower Door Test: this
is one of the most important tests a homeowner can conduct on his
home when trying to find ways to reduce energy consumption.
Heat flows out of the home (primarily) in two ways: 1) conduction
through the walls and windows, and 2) convection via air
infiltration / exfiltration (i.e. air leakage). In many
homes, air leakage can account for the bulk of its heat loss, and
in most cases, these problems can be quite easily repaired.
This test helps trace the source of the air leaks in your home so
that the work scope for air sealing may be determined.
- Heating / Cooling
System Efficiency Tests: We analyze the current combustion
and distribution efficiencies of your appliances in order
to determine whether modification or replacement is cost
effective.
- Duct-testing
- Electric Consumption Testing.
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- Thermal Imaging Walkthrough (in conjunction with Blower Door Test)
- Computer Modeling of your home.*
This is used to help calculate building airflow standards to give
context to the results from the blower door test.
The computer model may also be used later
on to calculate room by room heating and cooling
loads for your home (Manual J) in order to
optimally match a replacement heating and / or
cooling system.
*Note: additional fees apply for 3D CAD modeling.
This model is not a part of our basic energy audit, but may be created later at
an additional fee if the homeowner would like us to help manage the project.
It can help to decrease cost by reducing the number of trips to the home for the
purposes of quote gathering.
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