Spot Where Your Home is Wasting Energy with a Home Performance Assessment

Energy-saving home improvements from participating AlabamaWISE contractors start with a comprehensive home performance analysis. This professional home inspection of all energy-related components, by a certified Building Analyst, includes heating and cooling systems and the building enclosure. The completed report analyzes the relationships between the components as a system to identify which improvements offer the biggest impact on comfort, health and energy savings.

Page one of AlabamaWISE Home Energy Report.

What’s in AlabamaWISE Home Performance with Energy Star analysis?

• Annual Estimated Energy Use and Fuel Costs

• Comparing Your Utility Bills with the Energy Performance Estimate

• Summary of energy performance related elements gives an overview of all parts of your home that impact the home’s total performance.

• Summary of recommended energy upgrades identifies the most cost-effective home improvements.

• Detailed notes explaining energy upgrades specify how the improvements should be completed to ensure a quality job.

• Energy upgrade descriptions detail the features, benefits and value of each improvement.

• Free and low-cost energy-savings strategies so you can start saving money now are simple operation, maintenance best practices to keep monthly home ownership affordable.

• Applicable financial incentives that reduce the cost of home performance improvements to maximize the return on investment.

Watch a slide show of a AlabamaWISE Home Performance with Energy Star assessment.

AlabamaWISE home performance contractors identify each area of the home where improvements should be considered to improve comfort, indoor environment quality, or energy savings.

Performance related elements are primary components of the building enclosure and mechanical systems.

The summary of energy upgrades and financial incentives identifies the energy savings from home performance improvements so you can calculate return on investment.