Professional Energy Audits prevent your money from "blowing in the wind."

Are you experiencing:
  • Drafts and/or inconsistent temperatures throughout your premises?
  • Signs of water leakage such as rust, corrosion; wetness or stains on floors, ceilings, foundations and walls; or premature paint failure?
  • Expensive energy bills that seem inconsistent with the amount of energy you should be using?

These are all signs of failures in your building envelope and indicate that your air, moisture and/or fire barriers should be energy-assessed.

An Energy Assessment is the first step to improving your building envelope. A better building envelope:

  • Slashes energy costs
  • Restricts the stack effect (air pulls in the bottom of your building and is expelled through the walls and roof)
  • Improves unconditioned air control keeping treated air where it should be--in your building!
  • Reduces maintenance costs
  • Reduces corrosion and decay of building materials
  • Reduces air pollution, sound pollution and pest problems

AESS Commercial Energy Audits assess how much energy your building consumes, how much is being wasted, and provides you with straightforward steps to take to make it more energy efficient.

An audit shows you problems that--when corrected--can save significant amounts of money. During the audit, you're able to pinpoint where your structure squanders energy. Audits also determine the efficiency of your building's heating and cooling systems.

What Exactly Are We Looking For?

The insulation, joined by other integral home elements--the roof, walls and foundation--form the building envelope.  The energy assessment we conduct on your building identifies gaps in the building envelope where energy is lost and moisture and pollution enter, such as:

  • Gaps around windows and doors
  • Gaps around insulation, insulation compression and areas where insulation has fallen out
  • Leaks in your HVAC system
  • Holes or void areas in your building's structure including framing, walls, floors, foundations, ceilings, attics and basements, and roofing.

Air pressure, upon entering and exiting the house, has several harmful effects. Moisture particles within the air damage the functions and structural integrity of buildings. The transfer of thermal heat also introduces pollutants and microbes into the air you breathe.  Additionally, lost energy has a significant impact on your operating costs and the environment.

That's why most construction experts and scientists say homes and buildings should be as tight and seamless as possible. The American Lung Association even advocates that homes stick to the standards suggested by those experts.

When it Comes to Assessments, AESS IS the Difference

The AESS team of ABAA (Air Barrier Association of America) accredited engineers will perform inspections and issue detailed reports concerning:
  • Problem areas on your premises
  • Impact of those issues
  • Solutions and recommendations
  • Potential savings and ROI
  • More about the AESS Difference

From the time of the initial phone call to final weather-stripping installation, we promise you'll be impressed beyond your expectations.  What's unique about AESS is our true understanding of and calculations regarding building and structural science. We understand when, and WHERE, a building's owner is losing money.

Many building inspectors simply apply a figure without scientific basis as to the amount of air leakage. We work with ESCOs, take photographs, use smoke pencils and administer blower door tests--all to give you the data you need to be confident in your decision making. 

Get the information you need to save energy costs, protect your home's or building's integrity, and reduce maintenance expenses.  

Contact AESS today to learn more or schedule your Energy Assessment.