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Home Energy Audit
Upgrades following an energy audit can help you save you money and enhance the comfort of your home.
Einstein’s Home Services normally go into great detail to estimate your home’s energy use. The energy auditor is going to do a room-by-room evaluation of the residence, as well as a thorough examination of past utility bills. Many expert energy assessments will include a blower door test. Most will also include a thermographic scan. There’s also another type of evaluation — the PFT air infiltration measurement procedure — but it is rarely offered. Check out the Energy Saver 101 house energy audit infographic to get a notion of what energy auditors search for and the distinctive tools that they use to ascertain where a home is wasting energy.
Before the energy auditor visits your house, create a list of some existing problems such as condensation and uncomfortable or drafty rooms. Have copies or a list of the house’s annual energy bills. (Your utility can find them for you.) Auditors use this information to establish what to look for during the audit. The auditor first examines the exterior of the home to ascertain the size of the home and its attributes (i.e., wall space, size, and number of windows).
The auditor then will examine the residents’ behavior:
Your answers may help discover some basic methods to lower your family’s energy intake. Walkthrough your house with the auditors as they work, and ask questions. They may use gear to discover sources of energy reduction, such as blower doors, infrared cameras, furnace efficiency meters, and surface thermometers.
- Is anyone home during working hours?
- What’s the average thermostat setting for winter and summer?
- How many men and women live here?
- Is each room being used?
Your answers may help discover some basic methods to lower your family’s energy intake. Walkthrough your house with the auditors as they work, and ask questions. They may use gear to discover sources of energy reduction, such as blower doors, infrared cameras, furnace efficiency meters, and surface thermometers.
