Home Energy Audits…

 When installing home improvements, you may want to include a Home Energy Audit. A professional home energy audit can help you, when making decisions for replacing major components in your home. The energy audit can measure and set benchmarks about the efficiency of your home. These benchmarks will give you a clear direction when choosing your HVAC System, attic insulation, windows, water heaters, and roofing.
Choosing the best and highest performing home improvement products will help reduce your monthly energy bills by 30 to 70 percent. But how is that possible you ask? It’s simple, every month you pay an electrical and gas bill, and every month your energy bills are increasing about seven percent per year. Start by looking at the worst offenders, and the best way to identify those problems is to schedule a blower door test. A blower door test is a scientific method of pressurizing or depressurizing your home to find air leaks in your home. A leaky home is a wasteful home because a large percentage of the energy that you are producing is being lost every minute that your HVAC system is running. That means that when you are cooling, the AC part of your system is running 20 to 50 percent longer than it needs, and when your heating (the furnace part), you could be losing 20 to 50 percent of your heat.
Fortunately, once you have an energy audit, the audit will help pinpoint the areas that need correcting.
It can be as simple as air sealing, air duct replacement, cleaning and adding the correct amount of insulation, and if necessary replacing some or all of the HVAC components. It’s always best to test and analyze rather than guess and hope you are right.
Since 1981 Anco Design Build has been providing energy saving solutions, and as a member of The Energy Network, and Upgrade California you may qualify for rebates of $3,000 to $6,500. Financing is available through Hero, California First Pace Financing, and Go Green Financing programs. We are considered a Home Performance Construction Company, we are BPI (Build Performance Institute) Building Analyst Certified, and we are certified by BPI to perform Blower Door testing. Our company is licensed for General Construction, Concrete, Landscaping, and Swimming Pools.
We provide a free consultation for all your home improvement needs, and will always look for solutions in reducing your carbon footprint. Call us at 818-299-1188 or visit us at www.ancodb.com.