Home Energy Survey
The Home Energy Survey includes on-site visual inspection of the energy features of the home and documentation of its general condition, including envelope features, equipment types and characteristics, appliance and lighting characteristics, and utility use and billing history. The Home Energy Survey is a visual inspection only and does not include the use of a blower door, duct leakage testing, an infrared camera or other test equipment.
Blower Door Test
Blower Door Tests are used to measure the airtightness of a building's envelope, diagnose and demonstrate air leakage problems, estimate natural infiltration rates, estimate efficiency losses from building air leakage, and certify construction integrity.
Duct Blaster Test
Duct Leakage can be a large source of heat loss in winter because the temperature of the air in the duct is higher than air in the house. Likewise with air conditioning in the summer you are losing your cooled air. Duct leakage contibutes to uneven air distribution and discomfort.
Carbon Monoxide/Combustion Safety Inspection
We test your combustion appliances(furnace, water heater, gas oven, for gas leakage, cabon monoxide and proper venting. We set up a "worst case scenario" to ensure these appliances are working correctly and safely.
Basic home energy audit $165
Basic audit w/blower door test $225
Comprehensive building audit (BPI standards) $400
This pricing is for up to 2600 s.f. including basement
Larger homes add .06/s.f. over 2600 s.f.
Duct leakage testing add $50 plus .05/s.f. over 2600 s.f.
Prices are for the cities of Boulder,Broomfield,Erie,Lafayette,Louisville,Longmont,Superior.
Elsewhere in Boulder County add $25 travel time.
Denver,Larimer,Weld, Jefferson counties add $50
Travel surcharges may apply
Blower door test only - $125
Based on conditioned space
Unfinshed basement floor area is counted @ 50%
For more than one heating system add $60
For a certified HERS rating add $160
For new homes, additions, or substantial remodels see Ratings
For City of Boulder additions/remodels you will you need a home energy survey w/blower door (based on existing floor area) plus a plan review-projected rating (pricing based on new/remodeled floor area)
For Boulder County additions you will need a home energy survey for small additions/remodels or a from plans rating for larger projects
Save $40 - Prepared Customer Discount
(1) Provide a recent Improvent Location Survey or dimensioned drawings.
(2) Provide ARI reference #s (available online at AHRI for furnaces, boilers, water heaters and air conditioners)
(3) Provide owners manuals w/specs for refirgerators, freezers, oven, stove and other large appliances.
(4) Have Xcel Energy e-mail us your past 12 months utility bills 24 hours before your appointment