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Home Energy Audit
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Your comfort. Your savings.
What is a home energy audit?
A home energy audit is an assessment to determine if, and where your home is wasting energy. The goal is to optimize your home’s energy efficiency and enhance comfort. The audit process has several steps.
The resulting audit report provides recommendations as to what you can do to save energy as well as improve the comfort, efficiency and safety of your home. The report shows you where your home improvement dollars can be best spent.
Perhaps you want a Net Zero home – one that is so efficient that you greatly reduce, or even eliminate, your energy bills. Think solar energy panels might help. Get the straight skinny from a building professional, not a solar salesman.
Learn how an audit can benefit you. See how an audit is conducted. Learn why it’s important to do a home energy audit before doing energy improvements.
Schedule your home energy audit now!
Contact us by email, form or call 720.400.4233.
Savings. Comfort. Safety...and more.
What are the benefits of a home energy audit?
1. Savings.
By spending a relatively small amount on an audit, you often find ways to save significantly more money on your energy bills. As an added incentive, here in Colorado, Xcel Energy provides a rebate of 60% of the audit cost (up to $200) for homeowners who use one of Xcel’s trade partners. Green Home Consulting is such a partner.
2. Comfort.
Does your home have drafty spots? Are some areas hotter or colder than the rest of the house? A home energy audit can help. It helps you identify uneven temperatures. The audit report provides recommendations to eliminate drafts and cold areas, as well as areas that get too hot.
3. Health and Safety.
Audits can uncover potential health and safety concerns. The slow leakage of carbon dioxide is an example. Improper ventilation can lead to mold and mildew.
4. Environmental Responsibility.
When you save energy in your home, you help conserve and protect a natural resource – fuel. Every little bit helps!
5. Renewable Potential.
Utility analysis, meter & panel evaluation, roof pitch & azimuth determination, as well as potential shading, all play a significant factor in your home’s solar potential.
What are the steps in a home energy audit?
An energy audit will help you understand how much energy your home is using and how much it’s wasting. Using a variety of diagnostic tools, our auditors will identify problem areas that affect the home’s overall comfort, indoor air quality and safety. Here are the steps in the process.
We do a thorough inspection of your home...inside and out, top to bottom. Your 100% satisfaction is our goal.
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1. Initial Interview
In a sit-down interview, we will outline the issues the home is facing, how these issues have attempted to be solved in the past, and your energy goals for the home. Whether it is inconsistent temperatures, high utility bills or a path to reducing your carbon footprint, such as with solar panels or wind sources. -
2. Home inspection
We do a thorough inspection of your home, inside and out. We evaluate your home’s: • Exterior walls, doors and windows; • Insulation levels; • Potential air leaks; • Mechanical systems and major appliances [such as heating equipment, cooling equipment (air conditioning, evaporative coolers), and water heaters]; • Safety (natural gas leaks, carbon monoxide and more); • Appliances including refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washers and dryers. • Utility bills -
3. Blower door test
By setting up a blower door in an exterior door way, we can put the house under negative pressure. This willl naturally draw air back in through any gap, crack, hole or penetration. This amount of air being drawn back in can be measured and transformed into a number indicating the total “leakiness” of the home. The infrared scan during the blower door test shows where air leakage is occurring, guiding improvement efforts. -
4. Infrared Scan
The Infrared Scan enables the auditor to see what is otherwise hidden from view or invisible. The infrared scan can indicate where air leakage is occurring and provides vital information regarding a lack of, or even missing, insulation. The best images are obtained when performed during the blower door test. As a result, we can provide advice on customized solutions to reduce 1) drafts, 2) loss of conditioned (heated or cooled) air and 3) energy consumption. Next, we will set up a mutually convenient appointment to review the results of your audit. -
5. Audit report preparation
It takes approximately 3-4 hours to prepare a comprehensive audit report with recommendations for home energy improvements. The 30-40-page report is sent to the customer 48 hours before the energy audit review meeting. -
6. Home Energy Audit review
Green Home Consulting will send you the full report as least 48 hours before you sit down with the home energy consultant. During the review, we will go over the audit and recommendations, and answer all your questions. The report includes a comprehensive list of findings, including recommended improvements to consider so your home can perform at peak efficiency. We can also provide unbiased advice on solar energy if you are interested.
Schedule your home energy audit now!
Contact us by email, complete our form or call 720.400.4233.
Take the first step.
Which should you do first...the home energy audit or the home improvement?
An energy audit should always be the first step before considering insulation, HVAC, windows, doors, or solar projects. Why? Because sometimes, an expensive fix may not help you realize your energy goals.
Get the greatest return on your energy improvement dollars.
The audit report guides which improvements are needed in your home, as well as which ones will give you the greatest return on your money. It will also tell you if your home is unsafe. The home energy audit is based on building science. It makes sense to plan improvements based on the results of the data gathered in an audit.
Get unbiased advice.
Rather than relying on a salesperson’s advice, an independent unbiased home energy audit is the best way to fairly assess your home’s energy efficiency. It’s done by a certified professional.
For instance, you may be surprised to learn you don’t need new windows. Perhaps simple window repairs, window treatments or caulking will do the trick. Maybe you need to add insulation or seal your home differently. Or perhaps add an Energy Recovery Ventilator to your furnace/mechanical room. It won’t break the bank!
Sometimes less is more.
A few less expensive changes may have a greater effect on your energy savings than new windows! Plus, it will also make your home more comfortable. And safer.
That’s why Green Home Consulting recommends getting a comprehensive, unbiased home energy audit before embarking on energy home improvements.
Get the greatest possible return on your money.
Schedule your home energy audit now!
Initial online home consultations are available.
Contact us by email, complete our form or call 720.400.4233.
Your comfort. Your savings.
What is a home energy audit?
A home energy audit is an assessment to determine if, and where your home is wasting energy. The goal is to optimize your home’s energy efficiency and enhance comfort. The audit process has several steps.
The resulting audit report provides recommendations as to what you can do to save energy as well as improve the comfort, efficiency and safety of your home. The report shows you where your home improvement dollars can be best spent.
What are the benefits of a home energy audit?
1. Savings.
By spending a relatively small amount on an audit, you often find ways to save significantly more money on your energy bills. As an added incentive, here in Colorado, Xcel Energy provides a rebate of 60% of the audit cost (up to $200) for homeowners who use one of Xcel’s trade partners. Green Home Consulting is such a partner.
2. Comfort.
Does your home have drafty spots? Are some areas hotter or colder than the rest of the house? A home energy audit can help. It helps you identify uneven temperatures. The audit report provides recommendations to eliminate drafts and cold areas, as well as areas that get too hot.
3. Health and Safety.
Audits can uncover potential health and safety concerns. The slow leakage of carbon dioxide is an example. Improper ventilation can lead to mold and mildew.
4. Environmental Responsibility.
When you save energy in your home, you help conserve and protect a natural resource – fuel. Every little bit helps!
5. Renewable Potential.
Utility analysis, meter & panel evaluation, roof pitch & azimuth determination, as well as potential shading, all play a significant factor in your home’s solar potential. Through an unbiased home energy audit, it can be determined if alternative energy would be of benefit to your wallet!
What are the steps in a home energy audit?
An energy audit will help you understand how much energy your home is using and how much it’s wasting. Using a variety of diagnostic tools, our auditors will identify problem areas that affect the home’s overall comfort, indoor air quality and safety. Here are the steps in the process.
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1. Initial Interview
In a sit-down interview, we will outline the issues the home is facing, how these issues have attempted to be solved in the past, and your energy goals for the home. Whether it is inconsistent temperatures, high utility bills or a path to reducing your carbon footprint, such as with solar panels or wind sources. -
2. Home inspection
We do a thorough inspection of your home, inside and out. We evaluate your home’s: • Exterior walls, doors and windows; • Insulation levels; • Potential air leaks; • Mechanical systems and major appliances [such as heating equipment, cooling equipment (air conditioning, evaporative coolers), and water heaters]; • Safety (natural gas leaks, carbon monoxide and more); • Appliances including refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washers and dryers. • Utility bills -
3. Blower door test
By setting up a blower door in an exterior door way, we can put the house under negative pressure. This willl naturally draw air back in through any gap, crack, hole or penetration. This amount of air being drawn back in can be measured and transformed into a number indicating the total “leakiness” of the home. The infrared scan during the blower door test shows where air leakage is occurring, guiding improvement efforts. -
4. Infrared Scan
The Infrared Scan enables the auditor to see what is otherwise hidden from view or invisible. The infrared scan can indicate where air leakage is occurring and provides vital information regarding a lack of, or even missing, insulation. The best images are obtained when performed during the blower door test. As a result, we can provide advice on customized solutions to reduce 1) drafts, 2) loss of conditioned (heated or cooled) air and 3) energy consumption. Next, we will set up a mutually convenient appointment to review the results of your audit. -
5. Audit report preparation
It takes approximately 3-4 hours to prepare a comprehensive audit report with recommendations for home energy improvements. The 30-40-page report is sent to the customer 48 hours before the energy audit review meeting. -
6. Home Energy Audit review
Green Home Consulting will send you the full report as least 48 hours before you sit down with the home energy consultant. During the review, we will go over the audit and recommendations, and answer all your questions. The report includes a comprehensive list of findings, including recommended improvements to consider so your home can perform at peak efficiency.
Which should you do first...the audit or improvements?
Take the first step.
An energy audit should always be the first step before considering insulation, HVAC, windows, or solar projects. Why? Because sometimes, an expensive fix may not be key to realizing your energy goals.
Get the greatest return on your energy improvement dollars.
The audit report guides which improvements are needed in your home, as well as which ones will give you the greatest return on your money. The audit is based on building science. It makes sense to plan improvements based on the results of the data gathered in an audit.
Get unbiased advice.
Rather than relying on a vendor’s advice, an independent unbiased home energy audit is the best way to fairly assess your home’s energy efficiency. For instance, clients are often surprised to learn they don’t need new windows. Perhaps simple window repairs or caulking will do the trick,
Sometimes less is more.
A few less expensive changes – for example, sealing and insulation – may have a greater efffect on your energy savings. And, they are a lot less expensive. Plus, it will also make your home more comfortable.
That’s why Green Home Consulting recommends getting a comprehensive, unbiased audit before embarking on energy home improvements.
