• Home Energy Audit
• Energy Improvement

For New Homes

• Manual J A/C sizing
• Pre Construction Design

Homeowners who want to upgrade their home’s energy efficiency can use the home energy audit to evaluate and pinpoint specific, cost-effective improvements. Homeowners can receive a report listing cost-effective options for improving the home’s energy consumption.

Benefits of a Home Energy Audit:

• Find out how to lower your utility bills
• Locate problem areas in a home that can cause hot and cold spots
• Identify equipment that can be updated cost effectively
• Improve indoor air quality
• Identify humidity problems
• Identify possible carbon monoxide or mold hazards

Types of Audits available from Energy Concepts:

1. Basic Home Energy Assessment
   --  Visual inspection of interior and exterior for areas of air
   and moisture intrusion
   --  Visual inspection of Air Conditioning, Heating and
   water heating equipment
   --  Review of utility bills to quantify possible savings
   
2. Comprehensive Home Energy Audit
   --  All items included in Basic Home Assessment
   --  Blower Door Air leakage analysis
   --  Duct Blaster Duct leakage analysis
   --  Infrared imaging (Weather permitting)
   --  Gas combustion analysis
   --  Lighting evaluation
   --  Window evaluation
   --  Appliance evaluation
   --  Input data into Energy auditing software
   --  Potential improvement report with simple payback
   --  Lender paperwork needed for Energy Improvement Mortgage

	A “Blower Door” test is used to evaluate a homes air leakage. Through pressurizing a home, leakage can be measured and located.
A “Duct Blaster” is used to pressurize the duct system to evaluate a duct system’s leakage. Through pressurizing the duct system, leakage can be measured and located.
	Infrared cameras can pinpoint missing insulation and other thermal defects. Below: Insulation defects in a sloped ceiling.
Combustion analysis of gas appliances can show operating efficiency as well as dangerous carbon monoxide leakage into the home