Online Energy Audit

 Before hiring a contractor: Get an Energy Audit

Contractors want to sell you the things they make the most money on, not the things that best fit your needs. This is usually driven by greed on their part. They don’t care about you; they care about the easiest and fastest way to make a buck. To a contractor, you’re nothing more than a payday. So why would you want them to sell your home upgrades without any evidence to back up their claims? You wouldn’t. If you know the correct course of action already for your home, then you can’t let a contractor bully you into a product that you don’t need.

An energy audit gives you that information to know the right course of action. Being informed ahead of time saves you time, money on your bill, and frustration. And lets you understand where your biggest energy-saving areas are. This is empowering data, and with it, you are in control. If you want to hire a contractor to do the work, or if you want to do some of the work yourself. You are in charge of what to do with the details the audit report provides you.

Sustainable InteriYours is in business to increase customer awareness of their energy use. Providing consulting to help guide our customers with ways to save on their electric bill is a major topic. We stand by and support our customers during a time where resources are minimal and usage is high. You will find that having the right tool for the job is efficient and easy. The energy report we provide is that tool to support you in decreasing your usage.

Why an Online Energy Audit?

There are two main reasons for an online energy audit—the first being health and safety. In today's current climate and COVID-19 being a massive concern worldwide, people are spending less time interacting with other people. Socially distancing practices are put into effect all over. Moving away from home energy audits where someone would be in the house and interacting directly with you, and going all over the home isn’t as safe an option for just an audit. By offering an online energy audit, you get almost all of the same information without having to make a compromise on who you let into your home and around your family.

The second reason for an online audit is because Sustainable InteriYours stands behind our product so much that we can offer it to homeowners within the entire USA, not just those within our local area. Now you can get the same information that our local customers have access to. The significant part is that your audit report is still customized to your location and climate data based on the address you provide within the survey. Try to call an energy savings company outside your local area and ask them to provide you with a home energy audit. They can’t do it, and they won’t do it. Sustainable InteriYours can offer you an Online Energy Audit regardless of where you live within the USA to save money on your energy bills.

Being more energy efficient isn't just about making good choices with the things you already have. Commonly our customers believe that changing their habits is the best course of action. It is the easiest one, for sure, but without upgrading your home, you'll never learn the complete story to reduce your energy use and save energy.

 What information do I need to know about my home before I get an Online Energy Audit?

Sustainable InteriYours offers a survey-based online energy audit. There is some required information that you will need to enter in and you should know before starting this survey so that it can go smoothly.

• Square footage of your home. If you don’t know this, you can look it up on real estate sites online. Also, your state tax assessment should have the square footage of your home.

• The year your home was built. Similar to the square footage, this is also available online if you search your property.

• What type of windows you have. Single, double, or triple-pane windows. Here is an article by Pella that can assist you in determining the kind of window you have.

• What type of heating system your home has. Natural gas, propane, oil, electric, or a heat pump. Sometimes you can have one or more types of heating, sometimes called emergency heat or backup heat.

• Approximate age of the HVAC system. Whether or not the HVAC system has been updated. This will help calculate the cost of the existing system within your home to compare it to currently High-Efficiency models.

• Whether or not the insulation has ever been upgraded in the home. Either the basement, walls, or attic. Knowing this ahead of time will allow the calculations to be as accurate as possible in the Online Energy Audit.

• Whether or not you’re on a city water supply or get your water from a well. There are vastly different savings between these two sources, and knowing the right one will get you the most accurate results.

• What type of light bulbs are in your home.

What will the Audit tell me?

The Online Audit from Sustainable InteriYours is a tool where we help find annual energy savings information calculated from climate data averaged over 30 years from your supplied zip code. This personalized multi-page report will be the driving force to guide you to the best energy savings within your home. Items within this report include annual savings for the following:

• Attic Insulation

• Basement or Crawlspace Insulation

• Wall Insulation

• Double Pane Windows

• Triple Pane Windows

• Air Conditioning

• Heating System

• Lighting

• Water Fixtures

If saving money on your utility bills is a priority, identifying the best course of action to tackle them is just as important. This report will provide you with annual savings of these items compared to IECC Residential Building Codes, and ENERGY STAR rated equipment. The heating and cooling system is only a part of the puzzle, as you see from the list above. Windows, Insulation, Lighting, and even Low-Flow Water Fixtures present areas to help save energy and money on your bill. Let this report show you the most savings possible for your home.

It's easy when you can see the number of ways to save in your home energy use and learn a number of different options that are commonly overlooked. This service may be the best tool to learn where to decrease your energy bill and usage.

All of that information at the low price of $99 is a deal. The national average for an energy audit, according to homeadvisor.com, is $417. That is a savings of $318! At this price, this energy audit from Sustainable InteriYours provides you with the greatest data to see where you can save the most money. It just makes sense to get this information at the best price available. Sustainable InteriYours doesn't sell a particular product; we will only make recommendations based on the currently best available options. On average, we find our customers' possible savings to their homes' utility bill at just over $1300 a year! Wouldn't you want to know the best way to save money each year on your utility bill? 

Manufacturers or contractors don't sway us because our calculations are based on efficiency, not profit margin. SIY will only guide you to make informed decisions on what is best for your home upgrades. To read more about the Personal and Global benefits of this audit and other services that SIY offers, read our article What benefits does this testing have to me. If you are within our local service area, please consider us for a blower door test as well. Further, increase your home's energy efficiency by saving on your heating and cooling bills by identifying and sealing air leaks. The savings from air leaks aren't just additional but they are multiplicative when upgrading your home.