aciRES 7 - Estimated Energy Savings That Work

Wednesday, February 24, 2010  ·  8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

One of the main things that distinguishes home performance contracting from mainstream home improvement contracting is the comprehensive assessment that educates the customer on a wide range of measures to reduce energy consumption while addressing health and safety and building durability concerns. One objective of the comprehensive assessment is to provide the homeowner with a credible projection of energy savings. In recent years we have seen the introduction of sophisticated home performance auditing software that provides such energy savings projections and builds a financial analysis around them to show the customer their return on investment. However, few home performance contractors use such software in the field while they are assessing the home and making their sales pitch. Is it possible to develop quick and easy tools that can be used reliably in the field during the initial assessment to close the deal more efficiently? What kinds of methodology should be employed in the development of such tools? The panel will explore the current status of assessment tools, barriers to use, and priorities for research and development.
Type: 90-Minute Breakout
Track: Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
CEU: Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI)  

Course Presenter(s):

• Michael L'Ecuyer

Course Document(s):

• aciRES7_LEcuyer