A professional energy assessment can provide you a roadmap to saving money and improving the comfort of your home.

Home energy assessments are conducted by professionals that have industry accepted credentials. Professional energy assessments generally go into great detail to assess your home’s energy use. The energy assessor will do a room-by-room examination of the residence, as well as a thorough examination of past utility bills.

Many professional energy assessments will include a blower door test and a thermographic scan. Assessors may use equipment to detect sources of energy loss, such as blower doors, infrared cameras, furnace efficiency meters, and surface thermometers. Check out the Energy Saver 101 home energy audit infographic to get an idea of what energy assessors look for and to learn more about the special tools they use to conduct an assessment.