How can a thermal energy scan help you?

Increase the comfort of the home.  Conserve energy and save money.  Enhance the building's durability.  Protect the health and safety of the building's residents.  Protect the environment by reducing waste and pollution.

Pause for a moment and ask yourself the following question. 

What is the impact on R-value when the attic has five percent missing insulation?    The answer to this question is crucial to understanding why quality is so important in insulation. 

A simple example is a 2000 square foot house with 5% or 100 square feet of missing insulation.  The question is how much does a five percent missing insulation impact the overall R-value of the attic?   The impact is huge.  The R-value is degraded by 50%. 

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What percentage of energy costs does insulation affect?

 An average of 30%.The attic is one of the most important areas of a home to insulate. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (D.O.E.), up to 65% of a home's energy loss is through the attic. The D.O.E. recommends that most homes need a minimum insulation value of R-38 in their attics, which is equivalent to 12" of loose fill insulation, cellulose or fiberglass, but studies show that there is an economic value to exceed the minimum requirements and insulate up to an R-50 in the attic or approximately 15”rgy costs does insulation affect?

 Missing Insulation - Infrared Heat Loss Energy Audits

When was the last time you climbed into your ceiling space to check for missing insulation?

Is there insulation in your walls? Do you even know?

If you aren’t sure if there’s insulation behind your walls or in your ceiling, then a thermal imaging heat loss inspection is the answer. An infrared camera can tell instantly if there is missing insulation batts behind the wall or not, without needing to drill holes or do any damage (it will also uncover any hidden leaks also). 

The issue with buying a home (or owning a home), is that you really have no way of telling if there is major heat loss happening or not… unless you tear down the walls (unlikely). The quickest way to determine if the home is energy efficient is with an infrared camera.

Insulation will be one of the costliest and most labor intensive part of your "Home Energy Investment". The best way to determine if it is cost-effective is to perform or have preformed an energy audit. Since all types of insulation have different "R-Values", it is important to determine the type of insulation you have and the depth of it. Sometimes it is cost-effective to take attic insulation to 14", depending on your weather climate and the cost of the material and labor. An audit can give you a way to determine if your possible $1,000.00 investment will pay itself back in 7, 10 or 15 years. In some cases you may save $500.00 per year for 20 years or a return of $10,000.00. The price of an audit is almost always worth itself in savings.