Understand the energy ins & outs of your home
before you buy or sell
Don’t wake up in an energy-gobbling home!
When people buy a home, they always consider the cost of improvements, repairs and
upgrades. Many people, however, forget to consider the single greatest cost associated
with maintaining a home - its energy consumption. Did you know that in just a few
years, an inefficient home’s energy can cost be as much as a brand new, custom kitchen!
Find out how efficient your potential home is before you buy. Avoid a unpleasant
surprise next winter, when oil prices are high, and your house is burning a fortune
in fuel. Learn the facts of your dream home first with a BPI certified energy audit.
Bright Ideas’ trained professionals use state-of-the-art equipment and computer modelling
to analyze your home. We can calculate your homes energy usage and identify any
potential problems before they become big issues in the future.
Every Homebuyer Audit Includes:
...A Visual Exterior & Interior Inspection:
-Assess grade around house to determine water infiltration problems
-Visually identify symptoms of inefficiency
-Inspection of accessible framing
...A Full Health & Safety Inspection:
-Leak detection of combustible gases
-Carbon monoxide detection in all areas of the house, including within Combustion
Appliance Zone
-Safety testing of all combustion appliances (backdraft or spillage of fumes into
the living area)
-Efficiency analysis of combustion appliances (furnace or boiler, domestic hot water,
etc.)
-Indoor air quality assessment (including humidity & moisture problems, mold or mildew,
adequate ventilation per ASHRAE standards)
...A Thermographic Inspection using state-of-the-art infrared camera for:
-Analysis of insulation in wall cavities (including quality of installation and effective
R-value)
-Determining areas of mold, mildew or condensation in wall, floor and ceiling cavities
...An Energy Efficiency Inspection:
-Blower door test to determine air leakage (How fast the air in your house is exchanged
with the air outside)
-Condition & efficiency of windows
-Need, If any, for mechanical ventilation
-Heating system diagnostic
-Evaluation of ductwork for leaks & insulation
-Analysis of appliance efficiencies
Bright Ideas Home Energy Solutions will provide you with a comprehensive report
summarizing all of our findings. Our easy-to-read, easy-to-understand report includes
all of the data and calculations we gathered, as well as our prioritized recommendations
for retrofitting your home to save you hundreds, or even thousands or dollars per
year. Finally, we will include digital copies of all images (standard and infrared)
taken during our audit.
Our audits start at $375.00, and depend on the size of the structure and heating
system complexity.
Please contact us for more information about pricing and options.
