When it
comes to heating and cooling your home the key words are “the
C’s”, cost and comfort.
No matter the size or age of your home, you have likely
opened a utility bill and reacted with surprise (shock?) at the
charges. With utility deregulation and growing worldwide energy
demand, bills have fluctuated, but the trend, of course, is
always upward.
While we want to save money, most of us also have areas
in our homes that are not as comfortable as we would like. We
want to save without sacrificing comfort. And for homeowners
concerned about the environment, the awareness that their home
is the major contributor to their “carbon footprint” is reason
enough to act.
To help homeowners challenged by the C’s Alban now
offers Residential Energy Audits. The audit is a process that
examines both the energy features of the home and then puts the
home to the test. Or rather, tests. An Alban Energy
Auditor will examine your heating and cooling systems, ask you a
series of questions about home comfort and energy costs, probe
your attic insulation, check for building tightness by running
a blower door test, and scan the home with an infrared camera
for leaks and uninsulated areas. The audit is a thorough
examination of how your home creates and loses energy.
The results of the audit are then compiled in a report
with a prioritized list of suggested building improvements.
Think of the audit as an energy efficient game plan. Most
homeowners find that relatively simple changes will save them
significant sums.
Whether the homeowner or buyer acts on their game plan
immediately or waits for an opportune time in the future, the
energy audit enables them to better understand the home’s
strengths and weaknesses from an energy perspective and begin
the process of planning changes, whether minor fixes done as
part of regular maintenance or the replacement of entire
systems.
For more information, or to schedule your own Energy
Audit, call Alban at
800.309.6006.
