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  • If there are safety concerns like a carbon monoxide leak or outdated electrical wiring 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

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I never leave reviews, but had a great experience with Evergreen and wanted to spread the word! In short, we worked with them to insulate our roof this winter and have noticed surprising immediate results. The constant ice dams I have wrestled with are completely gone, and the home is noticeably more comfortable. It's a little too early to tell if our oil bill is going to reduce, but I imagine we will see an impact there as well.

Joel W.

Portland

We are thrilled with the job Evergreen did to transform our 213 year old home into a warm, draft-free, cozy space. The entire team led by Bruce was prompt, courteous, knowledgeable, and hard working. If Evergreen could transform our home in this way, we are sure they would make a comparable difference in YOUR home!

Jonathan M.

Bridgton

Professional, friendly and hard-working staff. The product/approach they use for insulation is top notch. We felt the difference immediately, both from added warmth and eliminating drafts. The team and management were easily available to answer our questions or coordinate meeting times. Highly recommended.

Kevin J.

Yarmouth

Bryan, Dave and the entire Evergreen team are wonderfully professional, prompt and thorough. I enjoyed working with them and look forward to continued work as we upgrade our home! Thank you so much for your professionalism, fairness, time and diligence.

Cait

Yarmouth

Evergreen is the "go-to" company for improving the efficiency of your home. There are others to choose from but none so effective, honest, and capable as Evergreen. They did a great quantity of dense packing cellulose to improve our home (both for energy efficiency and for sound insulation) and it was totally successful. They are on-time, helpful, and caring. They clean up to a level that can't be over emphasized. This was the second time we employed them and we'd use them again if the opportunity came. You'll not be sorry to select Evergreen.

Dirk F.

Belfast

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

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

Last week, my oil company asked if we were using some other kind of fuel because our usage was so much less than they had expected We are very happy with the results; the house is much more comfortable

Steve T.

St. George

My experience with Evergreen was excellent. From their thorough and thoughtful initial consultation to their detailed post-work visit, the team was professional, knowledgeable, and responsive. Their workmanship was top notch. Our home is now much warmer and more efficient. I highly recommend their services!

Douglas R.

Edgecomb

We couldn't be more pleased with the easy, professional, high-value service from Evergreen. Having purchased an older home that had been in our family for generations, we needed multiple upgrades, including insulation throughout. Evergreen insulated our attic with blown-in cellulose, built a new, super-insulated attic hatch, sealed off the old one (which was just a piece of plywood in a closet ceiling), and also talked us through our best options to upgrade our heating system given the plans we have to add onto the house.

Tom G.

South Thomaston

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.

Rosalind J

Damariscotta

We initially contacted Evergreen through Efficiency Maine for an energy audit, which was conducted promptly and professionally by Justin McEdward, one of their Energy Advisors who is BPI-certified. After a thorough inspection of our newly purchased home, Justin explained in great detail what we needed and did not need. It was agreed that Evergreen would remove all of the existing attic insulation, which was not adequate, and replace it with blown in cellulose, to a rating of R-60.

Thomas W.

Scarborough

The Evergreen team was amazing from initial assessment and planning to the crew that came to complete the work. Our basement encapsulation is the best money we've spent on our house by far. The work was thorough and high quality. And what a wonderful group of people to work with. I highly recommend Evergreen!

Martha Bracy

Working with Evergreen was a dream! Professional, knowledgeable, and super clean work. Communication was fast and service impeccable. The bedroom floors in our 1960's split ranch will be warm with the new insulation between them and the garage. Bring on the snow! (not really, but sort of)

Jess Dee Proctor

Thanks Evergreen Home Performance for helping to make our home more efficient. Many thanks as well to Bryan for the initial walk through and recommendations to make our home more efficient and to Dave, Roland, and Jacob for a job that was done professionally and courteous.  We were amazed at the level of efficiency and everyday they made sure to protect our floors, carpets, and furniture. We had daily discussions with Dave about progress and what was being done and where they were at in the project.

Carol Fink

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