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--Matthew Stupinski    

Comprehensive Home Energy Assessments

Commonly called home energy audits, our process begins when a Thayer Home Energy Advisor comes to your home to complete a comprehensive energy assessment of your structure, inside and out, from attic to basement. Read below the 26 point inspection of the Home Energy Audit.

Our certified advisors evaluate every aspect of your home, using blower doors, infrared cameras, smoke wands and other diagnostic tools that detect air leaks, poor insulation, moisture infiltration and defective ductwork. We’ll also check lighting and appliances for energy efficiency. 

You’re invited and encouraged to be present while our advisors conduct the assessment.  Our Green Home America program meets all the standards for Efficiency Maine’s energy incentive programs, as well as Federal Tax Rebates.

Would you like to discover how you can save money and make your house more comfortable and energy efficient? Call Celine at 800-649-4197 or Request a Home Energy Audit today!

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A Comprehensive Home Assessment: Actionable and Accurate

From dramatically reducing your utility bills to ensuring your home is healthy and safe, a Thayer Corp Comprehensive Home Assessment shows you the best way to prioritize your home energy investment.

To be accurate, the audit needs to include a thorough inspection and a range of diagnostics tests. To be actionable, the assessment needs to recommend energy saving solutions that solve your specific problems and save you money.

A simple “clipboard audit” or home energy rating won’t supply the testing or recommend the changes that will help save you money and ensure your home’s comfort. During Thayer’s comprehensive home energy audit, a BPI (Building Performance Institute) certified and trained Energy Advisor will conduct a variety of tests customized for your home, including:

• Utility Bill Analysis — to determine usage patterns and look for ways to reduce your electric and fuel oil (or gas or propane) consumption
• Blower Door Test — to measure and locate all the sources of air leaks in your home
• Infrared Scan — to identify hidden defects including insulation gaps, air leakage, duct leakage, and moisture issues
• Visual Inspection — to find evidence of problems affecting the durability of your house
• Insulation Inspection — to determine insulation levels in various areas of your home’s shell
• Attic Inspection — to identify maintenance issues, verify insulation, check for moisture damage to roof from attic side.
• Furnace, Boiler, Air-Conditioner, Heat Pump, and Hot Water Equipment Inspection — to examine the overall condition of your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment.

This includes several of the following tests:

• Carbon Monoxide Tests — to measure carbon monoxide levels in the flue gases of your heating appliances and in the air of your house to ensure safety
• Combustion Draft Tests — to ensure that your combustion appliances are venting properly and that combustion gases are not being dumped into or pulled back into your house
• Combustion Efficiency Test — to measure the efficiency of your heating system
• Flue Pipe Exhaust Inspection — to examine your combustion equipment flue pipes for blockages, disconnects, or other unsafe conditions
• Duct Air Flow Test — to determine the amount of air moving through your duct system
• Duct Leakage Test — to measure the leakiness of your duct system (in some areas, as much as 30% of the conditioned air moving through ducts leaks directly outside!)
• Visual Inspection for Mold and Moisture Sources — to look for areas where there is evidence of mold or high humidity.
• Visual Inspection for Indoor Air Quality Indicators — to look for evidence of potential sources of indoor air pollution
• Exhaust Fan Inspection — to measure whether fans are moving enough air to properly ventilate your home, and an inspection of the exhaust fan ductwork to ensure proper venting
• Clothes Dryer Venting Inspection — to ensure dryers are vented properly to avoid moisture and combustion safety problems
• Lighting Upgrade Inspection — to identify opportunities to replace incandescent lighting with more efficient fluorescent and LED bulbs and fixtures that use less energy and last longer
• Appliance Inspection — to look for opportunities to save money and improve performance
• Pool and Well Pump Analysis — to check pumps for sizing and efficiency and look for opportunities to reduce pumping costs

In most homes, the audit procedure should take about two hours and create minimal disruption to your regular household routine.

Our comprehensive assessment will also include a full “test out” conducted after all the improvements are installed. This will ensure the best results and will demonstrate the actual savings after energy modifications are installed.