Your Home's Features

Your attic is critical in preventing air leakage and heat loss. A high-performing attic is air sealed and insulated.

When safe and reasonable, we will access and survey your attic. Among other items, we will determine the R-value of the attic's insulation and the general condition of the attic access and other components. 

When available, we can also review invoices or other documentation that might shed light on your home's attic.

Cold wall surfaces create comfort issues in the winter, as well as drafts. A high-performing wall system is well insulated and well sealed to prevent pest, air, and water entry.

Knowing what is behind the walls is more art than science (without destructive testing). We will evaluate your home's walls based on available documentation and visible characteristics (such as the thickness of the wall). We may also use approaches approved by the U.S. Department of Energy to estimate your wall's R-valu

Your windows are not the silver bullet to lower your energy bills (as you might imagine if you read and watch window commercials). But there are an important component in your building shell. 

We will document the physical characteristics of your windows, as well as using a "trick-of-the-trade" to determine the presence of a special energy efficient coating that many windows have. If you have the actual performance specifications of the windows (based on an invoice or other documentation), we c

Basements, crawlspaces, and slabs-on-grade all have different impacts on your home's performance. As with other areas of your home's building shell, a high-performing foundation will deliver comfort and durability. 

As with your home's walls, we will document the characteristics of your foundation that are visible and available.

We will document your system's performance characteristics, such as AFUE and HSPF. Like a "miles-per-gallon" (MPG), these metrics indicate a system's efficiency.

A high-performing home not only has equipment that has a very good lab-tested "MPG" - but it also has that system performance tested and maintained by a well-qualified HVAC contractor.

We will document your system's performance characteristics, such as SEER. Like a "miles-per-gallon" (MPG), these metrics indicate a system's efficiency.

A high-performing home not only has equipment that has a very good lab-tested "MPG" - but it also has that system performance tested and maintained by a well-qualified HVAC contractor.

If your home has forced air ducts, we will document the location of the ducts, as well as certain features that are accessible (such as the insulation level). 

A high-performing home has ducts that are inside conditioned space. When that's not the case, the ducts should be well-insulated and sealed.

We will document your system's performance characteristics, such as Energy Factor (EF) or Universal Energy Factor (UEF). Like a "miles-per-gallon" (MPG), these metrics indicate a system's efficiency.

We'll review your home's refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer, and clothes dryer. We may also include other appliances, such as whether your cooktop is gas or electric.

We'll document whether your home's light are all LED, or on the way to getting there.

We'll document whether each full bathroom has a working ventilation fan, and whether your kitchen hood is vented to outside.

If you home has a "whole-house" ventilation system, we'll survey that system.

How well do you understand, manage, and control your home's energy and comfort? 

In a high-performing home, you can monitor where your energy goes, as well as the temperature and humidity levels in different areas of your home.

How well do you understand, manage, and control your home's indoor air quality? 

In a high-performing home, you can monitor a variety of indoor air quality metrics, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, PM2.5, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and more. Your home can even modulate ventilation levels based on the current indoor environmental conditions.

We do not access your roof. But we can collect information on the system size (kW), date of installation, warranty information, and other characteristics.

We can document the battery capacity and other performance characteristics.

If you have a Level 2 charger or 240 outlet in your garage, we will document  it.

Want to be part o the clean energy transformation? We can document your home's electrical capacity and give recommendations for how to go 100% electric.