The point of having an energy assessor come into your home is to determine not only what part you might play in saving the environment but also how you might save money on home energy bills such as air conditioning, and hot water heating. An assessor can not only advise you on where you are wasting money but what contractors and what equipment such as appliances can help save you money while you help save the environment.

So, the first step, of course, is to have the assessor determine where you and your family are wasting energy. The assessor will come into your home and inspect it. She or he will measure and evaluate, looking at things such as your homes size, the efficiency of the appliances you use, your homes insulation, how drafty your rooms might be, and how efficient your cooling and heating system is.

Our team offers comprehensive Home Assessments, concentrating on the entire home – not just windows, doors and siding. The assessment will include all aspects of your home such as windows, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, boilers and hot water heaters, duct sealing and other air leakage issues, insulation, air quality issues, lighting and even household appliances which may unknowingly be producing harmful gasses in your home The entire comprehensive process of this assessment helps us create a plan that, when implemented, will improve the overall comfort, health and safety of your home.We use a combination of methods including blower door testing and thermal imaging to conduct our assessments.

This comprehensive inspection and analysis will consider all aspects of your home situation. We will:

• Take detailed measurements of your house and windows
• Obtain historical data of your utility bills (electricity, natural gas/propane or oil)
• Look at the sun exposures of your home
• Measure house air tightness
• Measure the effectiveness of your insulation in your attic, walls and floors
• Test and inspect your windows
• Test furnaces, air conditioners and other ventilation systems (including air ducts)
• Test selected appliances in your home (stoves, water heaters, etc)
• Test your air quality for harmful gasses and other moisture issues