{"id":2774,"date":"2017-03-02T10:54:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T18:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/?p=2774"},"modified":"2020-10-01T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T15:38:31","slug":"energy-saver-101-home-performance-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/energy-saver-101-home-performance-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Saver 101: Home Performance Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having a qualified and experienced inspector <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/home-performance\/\">perform a Home Performance Assessment<\/a> is the first step to determining how to best prioritize efficiency upgrades and ultimately\u00a0save you money on your energy bills.<\/p>\n<p>You may have heard these referred to as Energy Audits, or some similarly negative phrase that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Instead of looking at this as an anxiety-inducing inspection (thank you, IRS), we find it far more accurate to think of HPAs\u00a0as a tool for big-picture analysis of your home&#8217;s indoor air quality, potential energy-loss areas, evenly-heated rooms, and other issues. Home Performance Assessments are done\u00a0to better your family&#8217;s well-being and safety. We&#8217;re on your side!<\/p>\n<p>Your home is likely the biggest investment that you will make; getting a Home Performance Assessment can ensure it operates efficiently, comfortably and safely.\u00a0A Home Performance Assessment can result in utility bill savings between 20 and 50 percent\u2013with the ever-rising cost of utilities, the potential savings grow each year.<\/p>\n<p>Through utility bill analysis, infiltrometer testing, thermographic imaging, duct leakage\u00a0and repair, indoor humidity and moisture control, combustion gas analysis, weatherization services and IAQ analysis, a Home Performance Assessment is the best and most comprehensive step for you to take towards saving money and improving your home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7050\" src=\"https:\/\/barronheating.imarketbeta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homeEnergyAudits_MG0813-01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"766\" height=\"3740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homeEnergyAudits_MG0813-01.png 766w, https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homeEnergyAudits_MG0813-01-210x1024.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a qualified and experienced inspector perform a Home Performance Assessment is the first step to determining how to best prioritize efficiency upgrades and ultimately\u00a0save you money on your energy bills. You may have heard these referred to as Energy Audits, or some similarly negative phrase that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Instead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,170,175,119,242,93,91,92,254,117,210,96],"tags":[285,284],"class_list":["post-2774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drafty","category-duct-analysis","category-ductless-heat-pump","category-ductless-heat-pumps","category-efficiency","category-energy-audit","category-energy-efficiency","category-energy-star","category-home-performance-assessment","category-iaq","category-weatherization","category-windows","tag-home-performance","tag-infographic"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7231,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions\/7231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barronheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}