With an energy intake tracking report, you can lower energy costs on energy bills.
FREMONT, CA: Normally, there are three sections to an energy audit: evaluation, testing, and efficiency suggestion.
Once the audit is finished, the auditor will give you a report tracing energy intake, a final energy grading, and home betterment suggestions to lower energy costs on energy bills.
1. The Evaluation
A registered energy auditor will reach your home or business and perform a run-through inside and outside to identify your energy usage and trouble areas.
While performing their walk-through, they will analyze elements that add value to your home’s or business’s overall energy efficiency.
The auditor will examine the heating and cooling systems, HVAC systems, insulation levels, and the basement and exterior attic walls. Moreover, they will measure and consider how many doors and windows the structure has and take outward measurements.
2. Airtightness And Other Tests
The next part is the airtightness test, also known as a blower door test. During this test, an energy auditor will identify how tight a building’s casing is by checking for air leakage in a house or company. While conducting an airtightness test, an air-sealing procedure is done. Next, the auditor will close the front door of the structure, and they will locate a large fan inside.
The testing fan will draw the interior air outside the building, forcing outside air through cracks or holes. Usually, these air leaks are readily felt with your hand, but most auditors will employ feathers or incense to properly determine where the cracks are.
Along with the airtightness test, an energy auditor will review your business or home’s energy use by performing a thermographic scan. Furthermore, they will use various energy usage items to measure energy intake, like surface thermometers, infrared cameras, and furnace efficiency meters.
Lastly, the auditor will analyze past utility bills.
3. Recommendations to Enhance Energy Efficiency
Once your residential or commercial structure has been assessed and testing has been finished, the energy auditor will offer you a thorough list of recommendations concerning energy efficiency improvements you can undertake. Most recommendations will help you save money on utility bills if implemented.
