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Home Performance 101: Why Have a Home Energy Audit?

Home performance refers to all aspects of your home working together as a comprehensive system with the goal of creating a comfortable and healthy environment for you and your family. To this end, you need to have your home assessed through a home energy audit. California Energy Consultant Service, your trusted energy performance specialist and window replacement contractor, explains what an energy audit is and how it benefits everyone in your household. 

Home Energy Audit in a Nutshell

A home energy audit is a detailed assessment of your home’s energy use. It serves as a roadmap that gives you the opportunity to improve your home’s comfort levels while saving money in the process. It is conducted by professionals with the industry credentials to carry it out. Their tasks involve, among other things, examining each room in your home and taking a look at your previous utility bills.

Recommendations After a Home Energy Audit

During an energy assessment, the professionals will use the necessary tools and equipment to gather information and provide a detailed report that outlines your home’s current energy performance and highlights recommendations on how to reduce energy use while improving indoor comfort. These may include the following:

  • Sealing gaps in your home’s “energy envelope”
  • Adding more insulation in the attic and walls
  • Fixing parts of your home with moisture or mold issues to improve indoor air quality
  • Improving your HVAC system’s efficiency
  • Installing energy-efficient items and systems to improve home performance

These improvements may vary depending on the age and condition of your current equipment, the local climate and your home performance goals.

What It Means for You

With a professional home energy audit, you get a thorough picture of where your home is losing energy and what you can do to save energy. By implementing upgrades based on the findings, you can save on energy bills and achieve better comfort at the same time. You may even be eligible for incentives from your utility company, local government or state.

California Energy Consultant Service is a leading home performance specialist in Northern California, including Sacramento and Rancho Cordova. To learn how we can help you with your home energy audit, give us a call at (916) 993-5000 or fill out our online form for a free in­-home consultation.

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