HERS Ratings

HERS Rating on existing homes

Blower Door Test, Duct Blower Test, Infrared Imaging, assessment of your insulation, windows, doors and mechanical equipment, efficiency test of your refrigerator. Draft Test to insure proper venting of your combustion appliences as well as ambient CO levels. Identify moisture and potential mold issues. Once the test is complete, we do a walk thru to show you the weak areas of your home. The data from the tests and field measurements are then used to create a simulation model in Rem/Rate software. This is the process recognized by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for grading home energy consumption across the country. This is audit to get your Home Energy Rating Score (HERS) and potentially and Energy Star Label for your home. See how your home scores. The HERS score is a way for people putting their home on the market to show the quality of construction detail. This score will soon be listed on MLS sheets for potential buyers to evaluate. Details

HERS Rating on new construction

See how partnering with Applied Ecologic can make sure your getting the most for your investment. Your homes drawings can be used to create a simulation model in Rem/Rate allowing us to check for issues before construction begins. During construction we monitor things that can’t be verified once the home is complete. Quality through the construction process will insure your family healthy indoor air and lower annual operating costs. An Energy Star home also shows your commitment to the environment. Please read over the EPA Energy Star for Homes brochure by clicking here.