| New England Energy Audit The Energy Audit |
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN A HOME ENERGY AUDIT?
ENERGY AUDITS ARE MUCH MORE COMMON IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY, SUCH AS THE MIDWEST AND PLAINS STATES. THIS IS
SURPRISING SINCE IN NEW ENGLAND WE HAVE LONG COLD WINTERS AND
MUCH OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET GOES TO HEATING OUR HOMES. WITH
NEW ENGLANDERS HAVING THE REPUTATION OF BEING "FRUGAL" IT IS
SURPRISING IT HAS TAKEN US SO LONG TO GET ON BOARD WITH HAVING
ENERGY AUDITS DONE IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF HOW MUCH ENERGY IS
INADVERTENTLY BEING WASTED IN YOUR HOME, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
TO REDUCE YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF YOUR HOME A THOROUGH ENERGY AUDIT
WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 HOURS. THROUGH-OUT MOST OF THIS
TIME THE HOMEOWNER WILL BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED. WE PREFER THE
HOMEOWNER ACCOMPANY US AS WE GO OVER YOUR HOUSE TOP TO
BOTTOM. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO BRING MANY PROBLEMS TO OUR
ATTENTION THAT PERHAPS YOU FORGOT TO MENTION. IT ALSO ALLOWS
US TO POINT OUT THINGS AS WE GO.
WE WILL GO OVER A TOTAL HISTORY OF YOUR HOME, SUCH AS AGE,
CONSTRUCTION TYPE, SIZE, ETC. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASK ARE:
ARE THERE SMOKERS IN THE HOUSE? THIS COULD AFFECT AIR QUALITY.
HAVE YOU NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF MOLD?
WE WILL INQUIRE AS TO THE PRESENCE OF LEAD PAINT. IF YOU DON'T
KNOW WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU DETERMINE THIS.
THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL SAMPLE OF THE QUESTIONS WE REVIEW WITH
YOU. THIS HOME ENERGY ANALYSIS TAKES AS LONG AS IT DOES,
BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR THE ENERGY AUDIT TO BE EFFECTIVE WE MUST
BE VERY THOROUGH.
FOLLOWING OUR THOROUGH WALK-THROUGH WE WILL SIT DOWN WITH
THE HOMEOWNERS AND REVIEW MANY ITEMS. WE WILL GO THROUGH A
THOROUGH REVIEW OF YOUR ELECTRICITY AND APPLIANCE USAGE.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE OUR WRITTEN REPORT YOU WILL SEE FIRST HAND
HOW MUCH YOU SPEND ON EACH AND EVERY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE, I.E.
MICROWAVE, FANS, ELECTRIC BLANKETS. IF IT RUNS ON ELECTRICITY WE
WILL DETERMINE WHAT IT COSTS YOU BASED ON YOUR PERSONAL
USAGE, NOT JUST SOME GENERAL NUMBER.
IF WE DETERMINE THAT IT WOULD BE COST EFFICIENT FOR YOU TO
REPLACE CERTAIN APPLIANCES, BASED ON WHAT YOUR ELECTRICITY
COSTS ARE, FOR THAT PARTICULAR APPLIANCE, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU
WITH LISTS OF TOP RATED APPLIANCES, BASED ON THEIR ENERGY
EFFICIENCY. WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING FOR A REPLACEMENT APPLIANCE
YOU WILL BE FULLY EQUIPPED TO MAKE THE PROPER CHOICE. THIS WILL
BE SUPPLIED WITH YOUR WRITTEN ENERGY ANALYSIS REPORT.
WE WILL ALSO REVIEW WITH YOU THE AMOUNT OF HEATING FUEL YOU
USED, PAST AND PRESENT. FOR THIS REASON, PRIOR TO OUR ENERGY
AUDIT WE NEED YOU TO OBTAIN THESE AMOUNTS FROM YOUR HEATING
FUEL SUPPLIER. WITH THE AID OF OUR DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS WE WILL BE
ABLE TO TELL WHERE YOUR HOME MAY BE LACKING INSULATION. WE
CAN ALSO TELL YOU HOW "TIGHT" OR "LOOSE" YOUR HOME MAY BE,
WITH THE AID OF A STATE OF THE ART BLOWER DOOR TEST. THIS TEST IS
IN NO WAY HARMFUL TO YOUR HOME AND SIMULATES ABOUT A 20 MPH
WIND. HOMES CAN CERTAINLY BE TOO TIGHT, CAUSING MOLD ISSUES OR
TOO LOOSE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT LOSS.
DO YOU USE SECONDARY HEATING?
HOW MUCH INSULATION DOES YOUR HOME HAVE?
ATTIC?
WALLS?
BASEMENT/CRAWLSPACE?
WE WILL ALSO REVIEW WITH YOU DEPENDING ON YOUR CURRENT USAGE
OF LIGHTING, HOW MUCH YOU COULD SAVE BY SWITCHING
INCANDESCENT LIGHTING OVER TO COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING.
BY THE TIME WE COMPLETE YOUR PERSONAL HOME ENERGY AUDIT AND
RECEIVE OUR DETAILED WRITTEN REPORT, THE MYSTERY WILL BE GONE.
YOU WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT AND WHY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU WILL NOW KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO
SAVE YOU MONEY AND THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN HOME
IMPROVEMENTS.
IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WE DO NOT PERFORM
ANY OF THE REPAIR/UPDATE WORK INVOLVED. WHAT WE DO, IS GIVE YOU
A DETAILED REPORT TO PRESENT TO YOUR CONTRACTOR TO MAKE THE
NECESSARY REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS. MANY HOMEOWNERS CAN
PERFORM MUCH OF THE WORK THEMSELVES. AT ANY TIME WE ARE
AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS OUR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH
YOU OR YOUR CONTRACTOR.
ENERGY AUDITS ARE MUCH MORE COMMON IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY, SUCH AS THE MIDWEST AND PLAINS STATES. THIS IS
SURPRISING SINCE IN NEW ENGLAND WE HAVE LONG COLD WINTERS AND
MUCH OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET GOES TO HEATING OUR HOMES. WITH
NEW ENGLANDERS HAVING THE REPUTATION OF BEING "FRUGAL" IT IS
SURPRISING IT HAS TAKEN US SO LONG TO GET ON BOARD WITH HAVING
ENERGY AUDITS DONE IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF HOW MUCH ENERGY IS
INADVERTENTLY BEING WASTED IN YOUR HOME, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
TO REDUCE YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF YOUR HOME A THOROUGH ENERGY AUDIT
WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 HOURS. THROUGH-OUT MOST OF THIS
TIME THE HOMEOWNER WILL BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED. WE PREFER THE
HOMEOWNER ACCOMPANY US AS WE GO OVER YOUR HOUSE TOP TO
BOTTOM. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO BRING MANY PROBLEMS TO OUR
ATTENTION THAT PERHAPS YOU FORGOT TO MENTION. IT ALSO ALLOWS
US TO POINT OUT THINGS AS WE GO.
WE WILL GO OVER A TOTAL HISTORY OF YOUR HOME, SUCH AS AGE,
CONSTRUCTION TYPE, SIZE, ETC. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASK ARE:
ARE THERE SMOKERS IN THE HOUSE? THIS COULD AFFECT AIR QUALITY.
HAVE YOU NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF MOLD?
WE WILL INQUIRE AS TO THE PRESENCE OF LEAD PAINT. IF YOU DON'T
KNOW WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU DETERMINE THIS.
THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL SAMPLE OF THE QUESTIONS WE REVIEW WITH
YOU. THIS HOME ENERGY ANALYSIS TAKES AS LONG AS IT DOES,
BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR THE ENERGY AUDIT TO BE EFFECTIVE WE MUST
BE VERY THOROUGH.
FOLLOWING OUR THOROUGH WALK-THROUGH WE WILL SIT DOWN WITH
THE HOMEOWNERS AND REVIEW MANY ITEMS. WE WILL GO THROUGH A
THOROUGH REVIEW OF YOUR ELECTRICITY AND APPLIANCE USAGE.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE OUR WRITTEN REPORT YOU WILL SEE FIRST HAND
HOW MUCH YOU SPEND ON EACH AND EVERY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE, I.E.
MICROWAVE, FANS, ELECTRIC BLANKETS. IF IT RUNS ON ELECTRICITY WE
WILL DETERMINE WHAT IT COSTS YOU BASED ON YOUR PERSONAL
USAGE, NOT JUST SOME GENERAL NUMBER.
IF WE DETERMINE THAT IT WOULD BE COST EFFICIENT FOR YOU TO
REPLACE CERTAIN APPLIANCES, BASED ON WHAT YOUR ELECTRICITY
COSTS ARE, FOR THAT PARTICULAR APPLIANCE, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU
WITH LISTS OF TOP RATED APPLIANCES, BASED ON THEIR ENERGY
EFFICIENCY. WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING FOR A REPLACEMENT APPLIANCE
YOU WILL BE FULLY EQUIPPED TO MAKE THE PROPER CHOICE. THIS WILL
BE SUPPLIED WITH YOUR WRITTEN ENERGY ANALYSIS REPORT.
WE WILL ALSO REVIEW WITH YOU THE AMOUNT OF HEATING FUEL YOU
USED, PAST AND PRESENT. FOR THIS REASON, PRIOR TO OUR ENERGY
AUDIT WE NEED YOU TO OBTAIN THESE AMOUNTS FROM YOUR HEATING
FUEL SUPPLIER. WITH THE AID OF OUR DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS WE WILL BE
ABLE TO TELL WHERE YOUR HOME MAY BE LACKING INSULATION. WE
CAN ALSO TELL YOU HOW "TIGHT" OR "LOOSE" YOUR HOME MAY BE,
WITH THE AID OF A STATE OF THE ART BLOWER DOOR TEST. THIS TEST IS
IN NO WAY HARMFUL TO YOUR HOME AND SIMULATES ABOUT A 20 MPH
WIND. HOMES CAN CERTAINLY BE TOO TIGHT, CAUSING MOLD ISSUES OR
TOO LOOSE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT LOSS.
DO YOU USE SECONDARY HEATING?
HOW MUCH INSULATION DOES YOUR HOME HAVE?
ATTIC?
WALLS?
BASEMENT/CRAWLSPACE?
WE WILL ALSO REVIEW WITH YOU DEPENDING ON YOUR CURRENT USAGE
OF LIGHTING, HOW MUCH YOU COULD SAVE BY SWITCHING
INCANDESCENT LIGHTING OVER TO COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING.
BY THE TIME WE COMPLETE YOUR PERSONAL HOME ENERGY AUDIT AND
RECEIVE OUR DETAILED WRITTEN REPORT, THE MYSTERY WILL BE GONE.
YOU WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT AND WHY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU WILL NOW KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO
SAVE YOU MONEY AND THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN HOME
IMPROVEMENTS.
IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WE DO NOT PERFORM
ANY OF THE REPAIR/UPDATE WORK INVOLVED. WHAT WE DO, IS GIVE YOU
A DETAILED REPORT TO PRESENT TO YOUR CONTRACTOR TO MAKE THE
NECESSARY REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS. MANY HOMEOWNERS CAN
PERFORM MUCH OF THE WORK THEMSELVES. AT ANY TIME WE ARE
AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS OUR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH
YOU OR YOUR CONTRACTOR.
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