A Home Energy Audit — also known as a home energy assessment — is a series of specific tests and inspections performed by a certified professional to determine where your house could be more energy efficient.
We recently had a free Home Energy Review, not the same thing as a Home Energy Audit, performed on our home by a representative of Home Energy Solutions. He came to our home and performed a complimentary 15-point inspection.
It wasn’t a full scale Home Energy Audit as much as it was merely a Home Energy Review — a term that is used on the Home Energy Solutions website. Fair enough.
The difference is that this was a sales call with an agenda to sell their primary product, a radiant barrier called eShield 11,000 Attic Energy Barrier, rather than a “scientific study” that would pinpoint our home energy loss areas with a detailed report.
That’s okay, though, because there was never the assumption on our part that this was anything other than a sales call with the benefit of giving us a heads up on a few helpful tips on things we could do ourselves to improve our home’s energy efficiency.
So… just make certain you know the difference between the two if you are offered a free home energy assessment.
Read more: Home Energy Audit vs Home Energy Review: What You Can Expect
Randy Boerstler
Writing a home building blog that chronicles new homes during different phases of construction from a consumers' point-of-view is rather unique and loads of fun. Basically, my tips are a collection of checklists for what I think should (and should not) go into building a quality home. So let's have fun seeing what's new in the housing market these days!
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