Home Energy Home Energy Audits and Deep Audits and Deep Energy RetrofitsEnergy RetrofitsTaking Home Performance to Taking Home Performance to

the Next Levelthe Next Level

IntroductionsIntroductions Todd Pascarella – Energy ExpertsTodd Pascarella – Energy Experts

Home Performance with Energy Star Home Performance with Energy Star Contractor for 10 years, in construction Contractor for 10 years, in construction industry over 20 years.industry over 20 years.

Purpose of the Purpose of the PresentationPresentation

Gain an Understanding of what an Gain an Understanding of what an Energy Audit is and why it is a crucial Energy Audit is and why it is a crucial precursor to DERs or any major precursor to DERs or any major energy related improvementsenergy related improvements

Look at example DER projects Look at example DER projects underway right now and some of the underway right now and some of the associated cost/savings projectionsassociated cost/savings projections

Talk about the NYSERDA program Talk about the NYSERDA program financial incentives available and their financial incentives available and their role in these projectsrole in these projects

Energy Audit 101Energy Audit 101

Energy Audit 101Energy Audit 101 Interview Homeowner to Find Out Interview Homeowner to Find Out

What Their Concerns/Issues Are: What Their Concerns/Issues Are: High Energy BillsHigh Energy Bills Lack of ComfortLack of Comfort Want to RenovateWant to Renovate

Collect Data: Collect Data: Measure, Observe Measure, Observe TestTest

Energy Audit 101Energy Audit 101 Blower Door TestBlower Door Test

Total Air LeakageTotal Air Leakage Compare to Building Compare to Building

Airflow Standard for Airflow Standard for HouseHouse

DraftsDrafts Locate Areas That Locate Areas That

Leak the Most AirLeak the Most Air

An Infrared Picture is An Infrared Picture is Worth Worth

100,00 Words100,00 Words Infrared Infrared

ThermographyThermography Camera “Sees” Heat Camera “Sees” Heat

Instead of LightInstead of Light Detects Un-insulated Detects Un-insulated

Building CavitiesBuilding Cavities Visually Visually

Demonstrates Heat Demonstrates Heat Loss to the Loss to the HomeownerHomeowner

Audit ReportAudit Report Use Software Model to Estimate Use Software Model to Estimate

Reduction of Heat Load and Cost Savings Reduction of Heat Load and Cost Savings Associated with Various Recommended Associated with Various Recommended ImprovementsImprovements

Help Homeowner Prioritize and Package Help Homeowner Prioritize and Package the Improvement Options Based on Their the Improvement Options Based on Their Budget and Access NYSERDA Financial Budget and Access NYSERDA Financial Incentives to Help Offset the Cost of ThemIncentives to Help Offset the Cost of Them

The First HouseThe First House

DER vs. Conventional DER vs. Conventional PackagePackage

Before and AfterBefore and After Initial Blower Door Test Reading Initial Blower Door Test Reading

before DER 8500 cfm50before DER 8500 cfm50 Preliminary Post Blower Door Preliminary Post Blower Door

Reading after DER………950 cfm50Reading after DER………950 cfm50

Before and AfterBefore and After

Reasons to Consider DER Reasons to Consider DER During Energy Audit During Energy Audit

ProcessProcess Roof needs replacing soon anywayRoof needs replacing soon anyway Siding “ “ “ “ “Siding “ “ “ “ “ Windows “ “ “ “ “Windows “ “ “ “ “ Have some $ and don’t have a better Have some $ and don’t have a better

investment alternative; why not investment alternative; why not invest it in your home and save tens invest it in your home and save tens of thousands of dollars in wasted of thousands of dollars in wasted fuel expenses. fuel expenses.

Another ReasonAnother Reason NYSERDA and the GJGNY program NYSERDA and the GJGNY program

can be used to significantly offset can be used to significantly offset the cost of doing a DER…the cost of doing a DER…