Experts in Home Performance 

We believe that each home is unique and should be tested before it receives our CEE Certification.

To establish a baseline of Energy Efficiency, each home that receives our CEE Certification goes through an Energy Audit.

Below is a list of items that the energy auditor will review and take into consideration as part of our certification program.    

• Basic principles of home construction (i.e., viewing the home as a system)
• Thermal resistance of insulation materials
• Blower door testing (determines air leakage)
• Duct leakage testing
• Variations in construction types and their ramifications
• Types and efficiencies of windows
• Types and efficiencies of heating, cooling, water heating, and lighting systems
• Types and characteristics of space conditioning and domestic hot water distribution systems
• Types of thermostatic controls
• Determination of fuels used by major appliances
• Utility rate structures
• Completing a home energy rating checklist or entering data into a home energy rating software program
• Completing a home energy improvement analysis or entering data into a home energy rating software program that performs improvements analysis
• Communicate the benefits of energy saving measures and practices to the consumer
• Suggest the most cost effective methods to improve your homes energy efficiencies.
• Review the completed improvements before submitting for CEE certification.

The energy auditor will submit a completed form to CertifiedEnergyEfficient.com documenting their whole house approach for energy efficiency as it applies to each home. After reviewing the application we will either accept the application, or deny it with an explanation.

All homes receiving the CEE designation will then be listed in our online data base. The data base is searchable for confirmation of acceptance. We believe having the CEE Certification adds value when reselling a home.

Homes that have the CEE designation qualify for an EEM, or Energy Efficient Mortgage. An EEM can usually save a borrower between 1/4% and 1/2% off their interest rate, and can save as much as $500 off their closing costs.

Energy Audits show that the combined air leaks in a home will usually range from an area the size of a computer screen to the size of a big screen TV.  How large is your TV?

How much does an Energy Audit cost? Usually between $300 and $400 dollars.

We are always happy to help homeowners and home buyers obtain the CEE designation.

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