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How It All Works?   What Is An Energy Audit?    What Is Retrofitting?

After walking around the exterior of your home and taking a quick tour of the inside, we close up all of the intentional openings, like doors, windows, chimneys and vents. Then we'll open up an outside door and put together a temporary canvas door and install the calibrated variable speed electric blower. This fan is started and we bring the building down to .20 inches of water column pressure or 50 pascals. This creates a simple calibrated "negative" pressure inside the home. With computerized instruments we can ascertain the volume of air that is flowing through your home. This calculation will evaluate just how "leaky" your home actually is. While the fan is operating and your home is in a state of negative pressure, the cold outside air is infiltrating into your home through cracks, openings, door and window frames and dozens of other places that you would never imagine. With powerful infrared thermal and digital cameras in hand we walk through your home and capture thermal images of all these "air leaks". In the sample photos below - you can actually see the cold air (shown as blue). All of these photos are built into a nice report which is basically your "to do list" for retrofitting your home. Also during the audit we will identify areas of your home that may be lacking insulation or needing upgrades ie: Infrared Energy Inspection

What is retrofitting? - Retrofitting a house is simply upgrading it so that it will keep the heat in. This means adding insulation, caulking and weatherstripping, improving or replacing windows and doors, and improving the heating system. Retrofitting also means including energy-efficiency measures in all your renovation and repair activities. In our climate, retrofitting usually makes a lot of sense.

Why Retrofit?   - 4 simple reasons:     Energy Efficiency - Perhaps most important, retrofitting a home costs less than producing new energy supplies to heat it. Fully 15 percent of America´s annual energy use is to heat our homes, and this energy comes mostly from non-renewable resources such as oil and gas. Comfort - A well-insulated, air-sealed house is a comfortable home. An insulated, tighter house is also a much quieter house, and there is less dust and pollen to worry about. A Sound House - By considering energy efficiency as part of your home´s maintenance and repair, your house will be in better shape. And by improving your home´s air and moisture control, your retrofit work should last longer and look better. Save Money - Improving your home´s energy efficiency is one of the best investments you can make, paying tax-free dividends immediately in the form of lower heating costs. Home insulation is better than just about any other low-risk, long-term investment you can make.

How Much Energy Can I Save? - After an energy audit and retrofitting most home owners report a savings of anywhere from 20-50% on their home heating costs. The average savings is around 27%.


Greening The Utah State Capitol - A recent energy audit at the Utah State Capitol
Building found leaky windows.

Utah Capitol Energy Audit


OUR HIGH VOLUME BLOWER DOOR SYSTEMS ARE IN CONSTANT USE
EVERY WEEK ALL OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
 

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Thermal Infrared Images showing outside (unconditioned) air entering Utah homes.
The photos were taken with the calibrated blower door in operation. The BLUE is actual cold air entering around doors, windows, walls, floors, ceilings, skylights and especially can lights in ceilings.

Infrared Air leaking under baseboards
Air leaking at wall | floor joints

Infrared Front doors leaking air
Air leaking around front doors

Infrared leaky windows
Air leaks around new windows

infrared air leaks at ceiling and wall joints
Air leaks at wall | ceiling joints

infrared Can lights leaking air
Huge air leaks at ceiling can lights

infrared Skylight leaking air
Large air leaks around skylights

infrared air leaking around windows
Air leaks at newly installed windows

infrared Switches and plugs leaking air
Air leaks at outlets on exterios walls

infrared outside walls leaking air
Excessive air coming in at exterior all

infrared exterior door leaks
Air leak at poorly installed back door

infrared massive wall and ceiling leaks
Massive air leaks at remodeled addition

infrared excessive air infiltration
Massive air leaks at remodeled addition


Log cabin ceiling/wall leaks

infrared log cabin air leaks
Log cabin ceiling/wall leaks


Log cabin ceiling/wall leaks

infrared image ceiling air leaks
Log cabin ceiling/wall leaks

 

 

 

 

New high volume Tempest 24" VSX blower door test
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Federal Energy Audits and Inspections for US Government Buildings, Facilities and DOD Military Bases

Bear River Magratory Bird Refuge Energy Audit

Federal Building Energy Audit

Federal Classroom Energy audit

 

 

 


Professional Government energy audits are part of the Federal Building Initiative - audit standards guidelines generally go into great detail. The energy auditor will do a room-by-room examination of the facility. These large Federal Buildings require much larger blower doors usually capable of 30,000 to 100,000 cfm displacement.

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Infrared Photos of Utah's Delicate Arch

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Infrared Thermal Images of Utah's Delicate Arch

 Alamo Infrared Energy Audits has been providing comprehensive infrared energy audits for 6 years. They specialize in residential, commercial, state and federal government buildings of all types and sizes. We use the largest blower door fans available, capable of buildings larger than 150,000 sq ft. Our service area includes Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado. 

 The best book or publication yet to be produced for home owners is available for free from Natural Resources Canada. The publication is called:  KEEPING THE HEAT IN

We continue to offer free energy audits at no charge to nonprofit 501c organizations and charitable organizations throughout the fall and winter seasons. These are limited and on a first come basis. For more information contact us at 801-661-2198 or energy@umrt.com

 

We always use Tempest Blower Doors for Energy Audits along with FLIR Triple Fusion Infrared Cameras

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