If you live in areas like the Northeast, specific to Long Island where you experience all the seasons, then having a home that’s properly insulated is key in keeping energy bills low.
There’s so much to learn about building science which is a term used widely when it comes to home performance. Technology has aided in helping energy experts in finding air leaks, poor insulation and mechanical equipment that is no longer energy efficient.
Home Efficiency Experts have turned to technology to help identify key areas where a home can improve its energy efficiency. These technologies can help find heat escaping from your home during winter months. As you know the law of thermal dynamics is heat always goes to cold. Energy Experts use technology tools such as thermal infrared cameras that identify what part of the home has the greatest loss of heat. Once the Energy Expert knows where there’s air leaks, they can than provide the most effective solution to stop or slow down that heat loss.
Blower door technology measures the air tightness of a home. A blower door is a powerful fan that is mounted to the frame of your main entrance or front door in this case. The fan pulls air out of the house, lowering the air pressure inside. The more outdoor air passes through unsealed areas of your home the greater the heat loss will occur in the winter and hotter air will enter the home during summer months when the AC is running.
The blower door test measures the air exchange in your home. Discovering that air exchange is key when it comes to controlling the temperature in your home. We heat our homes with furnaces, boilers, air source heat pumps and we cool our homes with central air, air source heat pumps and mini splits. Having a properly air sealed and insulated home will significantly reduce energy bills.
Long Island homeowners start saving by scheduling your Home Energy Audit today!
