The best thing you can do to start making your home more energy efficient is to get a professional home audit. The results of an energy audit can recommend changes to your home that can reduce your energy bills by 30%. Call your local utility company to see if they offer a free energy audit to their customers, many of them do. The auditor will go room to room using infrared cameras to identify leaks, missing insulation, cold-air pathways, and moisture problems. They also perform a blower door infiltration test to identify air leaks. Most audits also include a review of your past energy bills and recommend changes that will make your home more energy efficient and save you money.

THE FACTS

The results of an energy audit can recommend changes to your home that can reduce your energy bills by 30%.