Energy Auditing

  As energy costs continue to rise, it has become extremly  important to provide solutions for your home that will result in energy savings for both cooling and heating. The fact is that most homes have areas where conditioned air, whether warmed or cooled, escapes causing air conditioning and heating systems to work longer and harder in order to maintain a desirable environment. This results in larger energy costs and shorter equipment life. It would be wise to consider a home energy audit to determine how these costs can be minimized.  It would be a mistake to think this is a problem in older homes only. Many inspections performed on newly constructed homes have revealed significant energy losses due to poor or inadequate installation of appliances and windows as well as construction.

  At Patriot Star Inspectors, the Energy Audit process is approached in two distinct ways; (1) determining areas resulting in the loss of energy and (2) an assessment of the home's environmental factors. A typical Home Energy Audit would involve an inspection of the entire home focusing on those areas which typically are responsible for energy loss and gain. This would include, in part, an inspection of the heating/cooling system, associated ductwork, leakage around windows and doors, protrusions through the home's exterior, attic ventilation and many other areas to numerous to list here. In addition, at every room in the home, we take a series of specific measurements such as Relative Humidity, Ambient Temperatures, Dew points, and Return and Supply Air differentials and perform an analysis of this data to arrive at a clear picture of your home's environment.  With the data obtained during the process, we can formulate a clear and conscise report with recommendations that you can use to start saving energy and become more comfortable in your home. Of course we utilize special equipment for these measurements which includes the use of Infrared Thermal Image Scanning and other vital Tools and Methods.

  If you think your energy bills are high or have experienced a significant increase in your energy costs, other things remaining the same or that you are generally uncomfortable in your home, please CONTACT US so that we may discuss your situation and set up an audit inspection. You will receive a clearly written report with recommendations prioritized according to those issues having the greatest impact and a Free annotated photo album of all deficiencies found during the audit.