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Looking into the Crystal Ball

The creation of an energy model is the first step to refining your home's future performance. A computerized energy assessment of your house allows us to simulate how well your home will balance the relationship of comfort, health, and efficiency, assuming a defined level of quality during construction.

This is the stage of the process when the differences between heating system efficiencies, fuel types, window efficiencies, insualtion values, etc. can be assessed and decided upon. These critical decisions will define your home's future performance for years to come. Finding the balance between your budget and all the many available green technologies, materials, and products is what this step is all about. We'll make sure, no matter your budget level, that your choices will define a house that performs well.

Comfort, healthy air, efficiency, and quality each have a price tag. By assessing these systems and fine-tuning their relationships, we help you get more of all these things, for less.

 

Questions that Energy Modeling Answers

  1. What will my projected energy costs look like?
  2. How much will solar hot water heating affect my energy costs?
  3. Does a tankless hot water heater make sense for my home?
  4. Does geothermal make sense compared to a standard high-efficiency heat pump (air-to-air)?
  5. What "score" will my house get on the Home Energy Rating scale (HERS score)?
  6. Will my house meet the EPA's Energy Star homebuilding efficiency guidelines?
  7. Will my house qualify for the $2,000 federal tax credit?
  8. Will my house qualify for local utility rebates and green building rate-specials?
  9. How will an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) affect my energy bills?