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Types of Energy Audits:

Click here to see a sample energy survey, energy audit, or work scope. All EDGE Energy audits and surveys are completed to both HERS Chapter 7 and BPI Building Analyst / Envelope standards. See our Certifications page for more information.

HERS and/or BPI standards may be REQUIRED in your area to redeem rebates, tax credits, or incentives for energy improvements or testing.

A HERS certified Energy Survey (pricing) includes all of the following:

  1. Combustion Safety Testing
  2. Blower Door (building air infiltration test)
  3. Building Analysis and Visual Inspection
  4. Custom Work Scope (Home Performance w/ Energy Star)

Our BPI certified Diagnostic Home Energy Audit (pricing) includes all of the following:

  1. Combustion Safety Testing (HVAC)
  2. Blower Door (building air infiltration test)
  3. Infrared Scan of Buiding Envelope
  4. Building Analysis and Visual Inspection
  5. Computer Modelling of Home's Performance Data
  6. Compiled Energy Audit
  7. Custom Work Scope (Home Performance w/ Energy Star)

Advanced Home Energy Tests are available with a la carte (pricing):

  • add $95 - Solar PV Site Survey: Use professional solar GPS intrumentation. Calculate array size, ROI, feasibility study)
  • add $95 - Indoor Air Quality. Supply mail-in Radon test kit. Testing uses labortory-grade particulate counter to analyze indoor air pollutants. Hygrometers measure indoor moisture loads. Contact us for more details.
  • add $145 - Power Cost Meter Analysis: Use Power Cost / Kill-a-watt meters to measure current draws from accessible household lighting, appliances, and electronics. This is a great test for anyone who wants to formally rank to power-hungry items and identify behavioral measures. This test helps customers reduce energy consumption by managing chores, vampire loads, and electronic usage.
  • add $225 - Calibrated Duct Leakage. Tape off duct system and perform both total duct leakage and duct-leakage-to-outside. Calculate total volume and flow totals and convert to energy lost. On new homes, we use a party fogger to identify leaks for sealing. This test is generally NOT recommended for the average energy audit.

 

Building Science Topics and Format

Specific Audit Topics

Below are topics and items often inspected or tested during an energy audit or survey. Applies to both Commercial and Residential.

  • Principles of Energy
    • Energy transformations and heat flow
    • Comfort issues identified
    • Political Climate Change Issues
    • Reducing the home's Carbon Footprint
    • Converting energy for home use
    • Home electrical wiring
    • The Stack Effect
  • Energy and the Building Shell
    • Heat flow through the building shell
    • Building Inspection and Diagnosis
    • Infrared (IR) image analysis
  • Health and Safety
    • Combustion Safety with gas leak detection, efficiency testing, and zone / draft pressure tests on all natural gas appliances.
    • Indoor pollutants and control strategies
    • Indoor Air-Qaulity Analysis
    • Medical-grade particle counters
    • Moisture management
    • Whole-house mechanical ventilation
  • Air Leakage
    • Blower door test results
    • Duct air leakage
    • Construction flaws
    • Air-sealing methods and materials
  • Windows and Doors
    • Characterisitics and structure
    • Window treatments
    • Doors components, types, weatherstrips
  • Insulation
    • Types, Characteristics, Facings and Barriers
    • Retrofitting old construction
    • Insulating new construction (if applicable)
  • Heating
    • Combustion Safety and Efficiency Testing
    • Solving Comfort Issues
    • Distrobution and Duct systems
    • Electric heat, boilers, steam heating systems (as applicable)
    • Duct leakage tests as applicable
  • Lighting and Appliances
    • Efficacy, Illumination, Types
    • Dishwashers, clothes washers and dryers
    • Refrigerators and freezers
    • Usage of low voltage lamps and CFLs
  • Cooling
    • Summer comfort principles
    • Ventilation and air movement
    • Air conditioners
    • Fixing uncomfortable rooms
  • Water Heating Usage (DHW)
  • SOLAR PV - site survey and feasibility studies
    • Use calibrated GPS and sun angles to calculate string / array sizes
    • Prepare detailed ROI analysis
    • Alternatives to traditional technology
    • Sun-tracking systems
    • System Design
  • Geo-thermal site inspections
    • System Design
  • Solar Thermal feasibility studies
    • Hydronic systems
    • Solar hot water heating
    • Radiant floor systems
    • Solar Thermal Pool / Hot Tub heating

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