Appliances - Your energy auditor will use specialized tools to monitor the electrical draw of your most demanding appliances. Your appliances will be compared to some of the most efficient appliances on the market, to determine saving and payback of upgrading. Your auditor will identify "phantom loads", or devices that draw electrical current even when powered off, and suggest ways of avoiding these hidden loads.
Lighting - Your energy auditor will note and record the number, wattage, and estimated usage of each of the bulbs in your home to provide you with energy savings and payback information on switching to high efficiency lighting. Your auditor will provide you with one free compact fluorescent, high efficiency light bulb. You will receive detailed information about different bulb choices and reviews to help you choose high efficiency bulbs for your entire home.
Usage and Habits - Your auditor will develop several energy saving tips, based on your specific lifestyle and energy usage. The auditor will use your input on temperature settings, lighting usage, and hours your home is occupied to tailor recommendations for saving energy.
Windows/Doors and Blower Door Testing - An energy auditor, trained in the use of our blower door assembly, will record air leakage rates and infiltration from the outside. During your audit, we will check each of your home's windows and doors for leakage. By pinpointing major leakage points, your auditor can suggest ways to keep more of the conditioned air in, and outside air out. Stopping leakage points may be one of your single biggest energy savers in the critical heating and cooling months.
Insulation - An auditor will analyze your current type and thickness of insulation, compared to the most effective types, to determine if an insulation addition would be beneficial.
HVAC Equipment - An energy auditor trained in HVAC engineering and design will analyze your HVAC equipment and compare it to the most efficient equipment available to estimate yearly cost savings and payback of an upgraded system.
Duct Leakage - A Duct Blaster tool will be used to determine if your heating and cooling ductwork contains any leaks to the outside which may be drastically decreasing the efficiency of your system. Your energy auditor may also analyze duct insulation.
Room-by-Room Pressure Testing - Pressurization testing can illuminate the presence of soil, radon, carbon monoxide and other harmful gases that may be leaking into your home or building. Tools and techniques will be used to help detect these conditions and identify possible solutions.
Infrared Camera Scanning - A state-of-the-art infrared camera may be used to develop thermal images of your walls and ceilings to identify weak points of insulation.
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Bills - A trained AE energy auditor will analyze your past year's monthly utility bills. The auditor will identify how your usage compares to national and local averages, and work to pinpoint your main power consumers.
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Detailed Energy Report - You will be provided with a detailed report showing each aspect of your home that was analyzed. The report will include estimates of annual energy costs for your current products and systems, which is shown compared to the most energy efficient appliances and materials. The report will include suggested appliances, products, or procedures for each analysis point with estimated yearly costs and payback. This easy-to-read report will lay out many diverse ways for you to save energy, with detailed financial information to help you decide what changes or improvements are best for you! Your auditor will be available to answer any questions you have about your Active Energies report.
HERS Rating/ENERGY STAR® Report - Our specially trained rater will analyze every aspect of your home's usage for our most comprehensive report. Every parameter of your home will be entered into specialized software to determine how your home compares to a baseline energy efficient home on the HERS rating scale. The HERS rating scale is the nationally recognized method used by ENERGY STAR to determine what homes and buildings can officially be qualified as an ENERGY STAR rated. This ENERGY STAR report is required to be awarded a lower rate energy efficient mortgage or as proof of your ENERGY STAR rating when selling your home.
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Personalized Computed Energy Modeling - Every inch of your home will be precisely entered into home energy modeling software. Exact insulation, window, and HVAC characteristics of your home are used to create a model of YOUR home. This is the most exact way for us to let you know paybacks of all of your improvement options.
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