WHAT IS INVOLVED IN AN ENERGY AUDIT?
A home
energy audit comprising of
diagnostic performance testing is the first step in assessing your home’s energy
consumption and to evaluate measures to:
- Promote Healthy Indoor Air Quality
Environmental Energy
Consultants Auditors are Nationally recognized BPI Certified Building Analyst & Envelope Professionals and registered MO Department of Natural Resources auditors, combined with Green
Builder and Environmental Certifications assuring our clients are receiving the most comprehensive energy audit and weatherization services available.
During the energy audit,
Environmental Energy Consultants can pinpoint exactly where your home is losing energy,determine
the efficiency and safety of your home's heating and cooling systems,
evaluate aspects of indoor air quality, and means to conserve water and
energy.
In
most cases, recommended energy efficiency upgrades pay for themselves
in a short period through energy cost savings, while adding
comfort, and improving the health and safety of your home.
PREPARING FOR AN ENERGY AUDIT
- Before
an Environmental Energy Consultants energy auditor visits your home,
make a list of any existing problems or concerns you may have such as uncomfortable or drafty rooms, windows that cause
solar comfort issues, window condensation, health issues such as chronic cough,
headaches, or flu like symptoms or high utility costs.
- Have
copies or a summary of the home's yearly energy bills. If possible an
entire year's summary (Contact your utility company(s) to acquire past bills.)
ENERGY AUDIT LEVELS
Pricing for Comprehensive and Quantitative Energy Audits include TESTING
your home prior to recommending upgrades and RE TESTING your home after
recommended upgrades have been completed whether upgrades are completed
by Environmental Energy Consultants or another contractor of your choice.
This
is a minimal level energy evaluation, diagnostic equipment is not used
in the analysis, however, with the experience of our BPI Certified Energy
Auditors, visually shown deficiencies will be recommended for upgrades
including insulation, sealing, windows/doors, HVAC equipment & duct work, water heaters, appliances, and lighting.
This audit level is not performed to BPI standards.
For safety concerns this level of audit will not be considered in homes containing combustion fuel appliances. When air sealing is recommended, a pre and post retrofit blower door should be completed to verify Indoor Air Quality.
- Comprehensive Audit: $499
Includes:
Blower Door Test
Infrared Thermal Imaging
Combustion Gas Appliance Efficiency, Safety Evaluation
Energy Bill Analysis: Determines base load and seasonal utility costs.
Lighting Evaluation
Water Conservation Measures
Visual
inspection of whole house, including, insulation levels in walls,
attic, and basement/crawlspace, evaluation of windows/doors and
combustion gas appliances.
A written report will be generated outlining
prioritized recommended upgrades.
- Qualitative Comprehensive Audit: $699+
Includes:
All diagnostic and visual testing as comprehensive audit plus;
Computer Modeling utilizing REM DESIGN software: Predicts home performance.
A
written report will be generated outlining recommended upgrades with a
cost analysis of current conditions and proposed upgrades with Return
on Investment calculations.
Above pricing is for 2000 sq. ft. or less home
Testing of larger homes, complex home design and/or homes with multiple furnace systems add additional costs.
LET US HELP YOU SAVE ENERGY and IMPROVE COMFORT!
ONCE THE ENERGY AUDIT IS COMPLETED,
WHO WILL PERFORM THE RECOMMENDED ENERGY EFFICIENT UPGRADES FOR ME?
We offer our clients Weatherization/Air Sealing/Insulation and other Energy Efficiency upgrade services
because we feel no one company offering only a single service understands
the complexities of a "whole house as a system" approach to building
science in order to achieve the energy efficiency, home comfort, or
indoor air quality results you are paying for and deserve.
Our
team are not just Energy Auditors and Weatherization Professionals, we
are also Trainers who teach these disciplines. We are committed to
energy efficiency.
- Certified Energy auditors "TEST IN" your home prior to recommending upgrades and "TEST OUT"
the home after upgrades are completed to assure your home meets the
projected targets of health, safety, durability and energy efficiency.
PAGE DESCRIPTION: Environmental Energy Consultants is a Training
Center for BPI Certification Exams. Environmental Energy Consultants offer energy
auditor and weatherization worker training for BPI Certification exams through our partnership with
Various Colleges and organizations throughout the Saint Louis, MO
region.
