Existing Homes
Efficient Energy Strategies wants to help homeowners identify issues related to high energy bills or being uncomfortable, whether your home is 1 year old or over 100 years old. Everyone homeowner deserves to live somewhere that is comfortable and affordable to operate.
How it works.
We’ll begin by finding out what known issues exist in your home, such as drafty or cold rooms, high heating and/or cooling costs, high and low moisture issues, or ice dams and icicles. We will do a walk through of the home looking at all of the components, windows, heating and/or cooling systems, insulation levels, and determining how much your home leaks by conducting a blower door test. Then we will use a thermal camera with the blower door running to detect hidden cold spots where air may be leaking in through the building shell.
After the assessment, we will provide you a report with all of the information collected, thermal camera images, explanation, and recommendations for improvements to be made, including prioritizing which improvements would likely have the greatest impact on your goals.
For more information on different reasons why your home may behave in certain ways, head over the Building Performance page.
Available Resources
Focus on Energy
Focus on Energy provides rebates and incentives for air sealing, insulation, equipment upgrades to homeowners whose homes meet certain criteria, such as electric and natural gas utility, current insulation level and equipment efficiency, and others. For more information, see their Terms and Requirements on each rebate page.
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
With the passage of the IRA, there were various changes to current energy efficiency tax credits and additions, as well as added cash rebates available to homeowners who are below a threshold value. For an overview of the opportunities available in the IRA, see the Investing in America page on the White House website.
Contact us.
We want to help your home be comfortable, enjoyable to live in, and keep your home in good condition.