Residential Services
Effect Energy provides residential clients with a range of services for both new and existing properties. Using energy efficiency, water efficiency, indoor air quality, waste & resource management and environmental impact as our guiding principles we can provide sensible and cost effective solutions to meet your energy management and sustainability requirements.
Services:
Independent Inspection and Testing of New or Existing Homes in Order to Provide Resnet's Home Energy Rating.
Effect Energy provides (as applicable):
- Measurements and take off of existing homes to ensure accurate input values
- Verification of designs on new homes to ensure predefined efficiency standards will be met.
- Inspection of the initial framing during construction
- Thermal enclosure inspection to be performed after insulation and prior to sheet rock
- Final Inspection (Building Envelope Leakage Test / HVAC System Leakage Test)
- Final Product Folder (Including certificate, diagnostic summary, Label, Window Sticker, Maintenance and Sustainability information and Congratulatory Letter)
Independent Inspection and Testing of new homes in order to meet ENERGY STAR®'s qualification requirements.
Effect Energy provides:
- Verification of designs to ensure ENERGY STAR efficiency standards will be met
- Marketing material
- Training where required
- Inspection of the initial framing during construction
- Thermal bypass inspection to be performed after insulation and prior to sheet rock
- Final Inspection (Building Envelope Leakage Test / HVAC System Leakage Test)
- Final Certification (Including ENERGY STAR certificate, diagnostic summary, Label, Window Sticker, Maintenance and Sustainability information and Congratulatory Letter)
- Data tabulated for display of accountability and continuous improvement.
Independent Inspection and Testing of new homes in order to meet NAHB Green's qualification requirements.
Effect Energy provides:
- Verification of designs to ensure ENERGY STAR efficiency standards will be met (one integral facet of green building)
- Marketing material
- Training where required
- Notification of scheduled rough and final Inspection to NAHB Green
- Inspection of the initial framing during construction
- Thermal bypass inspection to be performed after insulation and prior to sheet rock includes verification and confirmation of points
- Final Inspection (Building Envelope Leakage Test / HVAC System Leakage Test) and complete the final verification report
- Final Certification (Including NAHB Green and ENERGY STAR certificate, diagnostic summary, Label, Window Sticker, Maintenance and Sustainability information and Congratulatory Letter)
- Data tabulated for display of accountability and continuous improvement.
Comprehensive Energy Evaluations of existing homes to ensure clients are given an independent expert assessment of their unique situation.
Effect Energy provides Customized evaluations to meet specific needs (that include but are not limited to):
- Building Science Basics (class is conducted during evaluation)
- Building Envelope Leakage Testing (Blower Door)
- HVAC System Leakage Test (Duct Tester)
- Site Evaluation (11 point inspection)
- Comprehensive Report
Comprehensive Energy Retrofit of existing homes
Effect Energy provides customized retrofit measures to meet specific needs (that include but are not limited to):
- Sealed Crawl Space
- Radiant Barrier
- Insulation Remediation
- Duct Sealing/Replacement
- Duct Cleaning
- Water Heater and Pipe Insulation
- Complete Air Sealing
- Complete Lighting Remediation
Contact Us or find more specific information about our residential services for new homes, existing homes and builders.
