Comments on: Home Energy Audit — Pays For Itself Quickly

By: Step 2: Insulate, Step 1: Stop Drafts | Five Percent: Conserve Energy

Step 2: Insulate, Step 1: Stop Drafts | Five Percent: Conserve Energy — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:40:34 +0000

[...]My First Attempt: Failure — A while back, I had an energy audit and found that my house leaked like a sieve — a condition that left our efforts to insulate, [...]

By: Tom Harrison

Tom Harrison — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:59:55 +0000

Mike –

Thanks for the link to your site (and the links in your article). Our auditor provided all of this information in his report, and it will be very helpful.

I am still thinking that many homeowners would benefit from a service that goes beyond the audit itself, including hiring of subcontractors to do the remediation. Obviously a more tricky (and costly) proposition, but it seems like the kind of think that would ensure the recommendations get done, and done correctly, too.

Tom

By: Mike Rogers

Mike Rogers — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:34:16 +0000

Good recommendations–there are a lot of simple things people can do. And there are deeper improvements the make homes more energy-efficient (and safer and more comfortable at the same time) . Regarding the home energy audit, it’s important to get the right audit–accurate and actionable and looking at the right things like duct leakage, air infiltration, and equipment efficiency and combustion safety and an analysis of utility bills. For a bit more background on audits and additional links, follow my post at http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/home-energy-audits-2/

Thanks and good luck!
Mike