David Ward's (shc_inspector) Blog

The Home Energy Score allows a homeowner to compare their home's energy consumption to that of other homes, similar to a vehicle's mile-per-gallon rating. A home energy assessor will collect energy information during a brief home walk-through and then score that home on a scale of 1 to 10. A 10 w...

Last year I saw an amazing number of new  high efficiency furnaces being installed in homes due to the U.S. Government energy tax rebates of up to $1500. Although this was a good thing, many homeowners chose not to upgrade their water heaters to high efficiency direct venting units. This in turn ...