Professional Energy Audits
It pays to have us preform a professional energy audit, when
you're purchasing an existing home. When a home is rated by a
home energy auditor as being energy efficient, some mortgage
companies will allow you to use the money saved on monthly
energy bills to make a larger monthly mortgage payment,
thereby qualifying you for a more expensive home.
A professional energy audit is also called for when you're trying
to find out about more complex energy issues in your home. For
instance, are the walls insulated? If so, are they fully insulated?
As a Professional auditor we can do a “thermographic
inspection” using a special camera to check the heat signature
of a wall to see where there are energy losses. An example
would be where insulation is missing or inadequate.
In addition to doing a complete visual inspection, as professional
auditors we also do a “blower door test.” In this test, we mount a
high-powered fan that is tightly sealed to an outer door frame.
When turned on, it puts your house under a negative pressure
equal to a 20 mph wind on all sides of your home. Then we
check for air leaks in the home by spraying chemical smoke
around suspect areas. Once the audit is complete, the Energy
Auditor will offer recommendations to make the home more
energy efficient.
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