What an Energy Audit Can Tell You About Your Home

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If you’re interested in improving your home’s energy efficiency, an energy audit is a great first step!  When you choose Evergreen Home Performance as your insulation contractor, we will start your project with a free energy audit. This allows us to collect valuable information about your home’s performance and helps us implement the most effective energy efficiency upgrades for your home. 

What Is an Energy Audit? 

An energy audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your home’s insulation, air leakage levels, combustion appliances, and more. It is used to determine how energy efficient your home is and where there is room for improvement. 

During your energy audit, we will find out: 

  • How much air leakage is happening in your home 

  • Where air leaks in your home are located 

  • How much insulation there is in your home 

  • Where gaps in insulation are located 

  • If there are safety concerns like a carbon monoxide leak or outdated electrical wiring 

  • If moisture issues are occurring in your home 

At Evergreen Home Performance, we do not provide energy audits as a standalone service but rather as a first step in your insulation or home performance project. The information we gather during your energy audit will inform the rest of your project. It allows us to pinpoint specific problems that are impacting your home’s comfort, energy efficiency, and health so we can make upgrades that will have the greatest impact on your home. 

An energy audit is worth it and is an important part of any insulation installation!  

What Happens After an Energy Audit? 

After your energy audit, our team will create a customized plan for your energy efficiency home improvement project. This could include: 

  • Insulation installation: Improving your attic insulation, basement insulation, and wall insulation helps your home retain heat in the winter and block it out during the summer. This keeps you more comfortable and saves energy, which also saves money!

  • Air sealing: Tightening up your home with attic and basement air sealing stops air from leaking in and out of your home. Air sealing prevents air infiltration and helps your insulation perform better. 

  • Basement encapsulation: If you have a damp or musty basement that’s contributing to mold growth, basement encapsulation can help. Encapsulation leads to better health, comfort, and efficiency throughout your entire home. 

In many cases, a combination of services is needed to address the comfort and efficiency issues in your home. Evergreen Home Performance takes a holistic approach that considers all aspects of your home, from top to bottom, to ensure the best results. 

Do You Need an Energy Audit? 

If you are experiencing issues like high energy bills, a hot attic, ice dams, or poor indoor comfort, you probably need home energy efficiency improvements. An energy audit alone won’t solve the problems you’re experiencing, but it will steer you in the right direction as you decide which improvements to make. If you think you need an energy audit and want to talk to a professional energy auditor near you in the Portland area, call Evergreen Home Performance. We can provide a free consultation to determine whether you would benefit from a comprehensive energy audit and home performance upgrade. 

Professional Energy Audit Services for Maine Homeowners 

An energy audit is a crucial aspect of just about any home performance project. That’s why we include a free energy audit with our insulation and air sealing services. By starting with diagnostic testing, we’re able to recommend the most cost-effective and impactful solutions to the specific problems you’re experiencing in your home. If you’re looking for insulation or air sealing help in Portland, Rockland, or another community in Midcoast Maine, call Evergreen Home Performance.  

Improve your home’s comfort and energy efficiency. Call 207-594-2244 or contact us to schedule a free consultation.

Solve your home comfort and efficiency issues! 

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Camden

They were highly recommended. I found them to be very knowledgeable and so helpful, with practical ideas. Despite my not living within their service area, they were generous with their knowledge, describing the usual solutions to correct leaks in my basement, and what the result is likely to be by following path A, B or C, and why. I was discouraged. Talking with Evergreen helped me see that my basement problems are far from insurmountable and really, fairly common in 100-year old homes. There are proven solutions.

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Damariscotta

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Rockland

Evergreen has insulated two homes that we've owned now and both times we experienced exceptional service and craftsmanship. Our rep, Justin, went above and beyond answering questions and the installation team was attentive to every detail, including pulling out old poorly installed insulation and redoing a bathroom fan that wasn't up to current code. They also left the place spotless every day! Our home is already so much warmer this fall and we are looking forward to using less oil this winter.

Eva G.

Falmouth

Evergreen was so helpful in securing us Efficiency Maine funding for a big attic insulation project early this winter. They did all of the paperwork, and totally guided us through a vermiculite removal process that included a payment from a trust for the procedure. I could instantly feel the second floor being so much warmer than before. The boiler does not kick on nearly as frequently since they completed the job. It was worth every penny! Brian Robinson was so thorough throughout the whole process including a full walk through after the job had been completed.

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Camden

Evergreen is a terrific company to deal with. Polite and efficient crews, meeting deadlines and major reduction in our heat bills. They corrected a lot of issues we suffered from doing work with a shoddy building contractor. We would recommend them to anyone.

Mary Carey

Evergreen did an amazing job insulating our historic home. Their professional staff worked hard to ensure the tough areas in the attic were covered, and clearly communicated their progress. We are seeing the results with our discounted heating bills. Thank you, Evergreen!

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Portland

I had gotten estimates from several other companies, but Evergreen was in another league entirely with their professionalism. If you want the job done correctly, I couldn't recommend this company enough.

Rayna Mayo

Freeport

Thorough, smart, informative, integrated, and communicative -- that's how my experience was with Evergreen even with the covid interruption midstream. The team picked up where they left off, insulated basement and air sealed attic and knee wall in 100' temps under the eaves! This business group was a pleasure to work with.

Karen W.

Gray

From start to finish, our experience was incredible. Justin was extremely helpful. The crew was fast, friendly, and efficient. And most importantly, our home is WAY warmer and our heating is less costly. I'd highly recommend evergreen to anyone looking to upgrade their home!

John S.

South Portland

The Evergreen crew who installed insulation in my attic were fantastic! They were very professional, worked exceedingly hard, and they did an excellent job. They were very pleasant and friendly to be around. They cleaned up beautifully after each work day, and left my home in great shape on when they walked out the door for the last time. I can't believe they were able to accomplish all that they did with heat soaring into the 80s and 90s. It was pretty unbearable up there! They have my highest praise and my gratitude.

Cynthia F.

South Portland

Highly recommended. Our heating usage is now less than half what it was before we had our roof insulated. Evergreen was knowledgeable, friendly, and left no trace they were ever in our house. Not only is our heating bill much lower now, but our home is generally more comfortable year-round with less temperature fluctuations. Money well spent.

RC Lations

Very Satisfied with the work performed by Evergreen. Professional employees, high quality work done in a timely manner. My sales rep was Justin, and he was phenomenal During the initial walk around my house, he gave me great ideas for how to improve the efficiency of our home. We will consult with Evergreen for our future home projects.

Adam G.

Westbrook

The crew members from Evergreen Home Performance each made sure to greet us every day, while maintaining their distance in this time of the pandemic. Their work took a total of nine days, spread over three weeks. Even though they were working in multiple rooms of our house, as well as the basement and attic, they were unobtrusive and always cleaned up after themselves every day. The on-sight manager kept us informed of their daily schedule so we'd know which parts of the house they'd be working on.

Bob & Sue

Whitefield

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