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Energy Audits
A home energy
audit is the first step to assess
how much energy your home consumes
and to evaluate what measures you
can take to make your home more
energy efficient. An audit will show
you problems that may, when
corrected, save you significant
amounts of money over time. During
the audit, you can pinpoint where
your house is losing energy. Audits
also determine the efficiency of
your home's heating and cooling
systems. An audit may also show you
ways to conserve hot water and
electricity. You can have a
professional energy auditor carry
out a thorough audit.
A professional
auditor uses a variety of techniques
and equipment to determine the
energy efficiency of a structure.
Thorough audits often use equipment
such as blower doors, which measure
the extent of leaks in the building
envelope, and infrared cameras,
which reveal hard-to-detect areas of
air infiltration and missing
insulation.
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