Earthshare Construction LLC
Sustainable Building for Today and Tomorrow
SERVICES
ENERGY AUDITS & CONSULTING
If you want to make efficiency improvements to your home but aren't sure where to start, we can help with an Energy Audit. We'll conduct an in-depth look at your home, including blower-door testing, Infra-Red imaging, ventilation testing, and a proposal for air-sealing and insulation opportunities.
For customers trying to reduce energy use over the long term or reach carbon neutrality, we offer energy-use analysis, energy modeling, and mechanical systems consulting.
The typical audit lasts between 3-4 hours. The homeowner is encouraged to be present during the audit to offer insights into their home and observe the infrared camera images. However, the homeowner is not required to be present if their schedule will not allow it. Our comprehensive home energy audit includes the following:
- Comprehensive visual inspection of the exterior and interior of the home with particular attention paid to the basement and attic spaces.
- Combustion safety test of boiler or furnace, and any fossil fuel hot water heaters or stoves.
- Blower Door Test. The blower door test can only be performed if there is no asbestos, vermiculite or excessive mold in the home. There can be no active coals in fireplaces, stoves, or interior wood, pellet, or coal boilers or furnaces. There also cannot be existing holes in the building shell from construction or storm or fire damage.
- Infrared scan of home while the blower door is running to identify areas of air infiltration and insufficient insulation.
- Audit report and proposal that outlines the recommendations, associated costs and energy savings.
With the use of our blower door test and infrared technologies we’re able to identify areas of air infiltration and missing insulation at common locations, such as: flue transitions, tongue-and-groove wall/ceiling transitions, attic hatches, timber transitions, and unsealed recessed lights.
