Your House as a System
Energy audits using the house as a system approach consider the Maine climate, your home’s orientation and exposure, the number of occupants, and these other components: insulation levels, air tightness, appliances and electronics, lighting and solar gain, space heating and cooling, domestic hot water heating, windows and doors. By understanding your home as a system you will be successful in developing a strategy for improving your home’s energy efficiency.
What is an Energy Audit?
An Energy audit has three parts : visual inspection, diagnostic testing, and numerical analysis. They provide written documentation of your home’s air tightness and insulation effectiveness. The efficiency and safety of your heating system’s is documented, and recommendations for increasing your homes energy efficiency are made.
How much does an Energy Audit cost?
$ 400 to $ 500 depending on house size and complexity, but the quality of the information you receive is more important than its cost.
Pre-audit planning and considerations
1) Define your issues High energy bills, mold, damp basement, cold floors, drafts, hot or cold rooms, ice dams, moisture on windows, peeling paint, extremely dry air in winter and more.
2) Determine your annual consumption from all fuel sources
3) Set a budget and a time line for your home energy saving project
Home Energy Saving Retrofits Include:
Air sealing, adding insulation, installing basement and crawlspace vapor barriers, sealing forced hot air ducts, upgrading heating systems, lighting and appliances
Schedule your Energy Audit today – Call 322-5183
