Amerispec Franchise Conducting Home Energy Audits

March 31, 2010 - PRLog -- Home Energy Audits
AmeriSpec has been doing home energy audits in Canada for ten years as part of a Government-run program. Starting in 2009, the U.S. Federal Government is putting significant funding into State home weatherization programs as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. For example, Tennessee's Weatherization Assistance Program was just increased tenfold to $99 Million. This audit work is contracted out to agencies and contractors like AmeriSpec inspectors who have been trained to perform these audits. AmeriSpec inspectors who have attended a week-long course, have passed a test and have been certified are eligible to do these audits.

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Home Energy Ratings
Many AmeriSpec inspectors have been trained and certified to perform energy ratings. Home energy ratings provide a standard measurement of a home's energy efficiency. Ratings are used for both new and existing homes. In new homes, ratings often verify energy performance for the
ENERGY STAR homes program, energy efficient mortagages, and energy code compliance. Homeowners who want to upgrade the home's energy efficiency can use the energy rating to evaluate and pinpoint specific, cost-effective improvements. For existing homes, homeowners can receive a report listing cost-effective options for improving the home's energy rating. An energy rating allows a homebuyer to easily compare the energy performance of the homes being considered.

There are two types of ratings:


Projected ratings-   Ratings performed prior to the construction of home or prior to the
installation of energy improvements to an existing home.
Confirmed ratings-   Ratings completed using data gathered from an on-site inspection, which
could include performance testing of the home.

Confirmed ratings involve an on-site inspection of a home by a residential energy efficiency professional, a home energy rater. AmeriSpec home energy raters are trained and certified by a RESNET accredited home energy rater training provider.


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