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What is an Energy Assessment?
The Process
The energy assessment process is a way to look at your whole house as a system. There are three steps to the process. 1. The symptoms. We start by identifying and qualifying the problems that you are experiencing in your home. Through an interview, a visual inspection of your entire home and using technology, energy professionals can identify the root cause of those problems. 2. The diagnosis. Energy modeling and analysis of your home. They can find exactly how each room is performing compared to how it should perform. Energy losses and gains are quantified in each category of home performance. 3. The cure. Energy professionals give you a priority list of how to fix those symptoms.
The Symptoms The Interview. Interviewing the homeowner is the first step towards understanding the symptoms of your home. What rooms are too hot? Too cold? Too drafty? Smell funny? How do you feel about... The Visual Inspection. Energy professionals visually inspect your home by crawling through magnificently small areas to ensure every nook and cranny of your home is understood.
When was the last time you crawled through your attic or crawlspace? Tools and Technology.
After the visual inspection, energy professionals use advanced tools and technology to diagnose any problems that they may not have found in the visual inspection.
An infrared gun is used to see areas that are not accessible.
With these tools, they are able to measure your energy leakage and identify the source of the problems. They can also identify energy-related issues such as mold and asbestos. A blower door test accurately measure the air leakage of your home.
The Diagnosis Energy professionals use energy modeling software to give you a detailed analysis of your home's performance. The results will blow you away!
They will identify which components of your home are leaking the most energy during the winter.
They will analyze where your home gains heat during the summer.
They will analyze how much air your home leaks. The Cure Since each home is unique, every homeowner will receive a different list of recommended upgrades or cures. They are prioritized by how much it will improve your home and their cost effectiveness.
Essential upgrades boost your homes performance the most. Recommended upgrades will greatly increase improve your home, but may require a larger investment. Advanced upgrades are usually adopted by people that do not plan on moving, love their home, and want to express their taste and style. If you choose the essential upgrades or more, make sure you check out what rebates are available. See our Rebates and Financing page for more information.
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