No matter what type of building or business that you have, to save energy you should ALWAYS do an Energy Audit first! The Energy Audit will clearly show where energy is used and possibly wasted and how to reduce the waste to save energy and money.
Connecting the dots and making a plan for energy efficiency. By prioritizing the retrofit measures identified in an energy audit, we work with you, and your general contractor to achieve the desired level of energy efficiency for your project.
Milligan-Hill Technical Services provides an array of residential and commercial building energy management services.
The HERS Rating is he standard by which homes can be rated to indicate their economy of ownership. The lower the score, the better the house will perform to save energy and money. A score of 50 means the home uses half of the energy of a similar home built to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code.
Air leakage, from exterior envelope penetrations, is waste that costs money. A blower door test is used to determine the amount of air leakage from a building’s envelope by using a fan to de-pressurize the building and instrumentation to measure the volume of leakage.
HVAC ductwork, located in vented attics, is subjected to the heat and cold that accompany our seasons. Years and years of this Thermal Abuse causes stress to the ductwork and any compounds originally used to seal the ductwork. Any supply air leakage from here is lost forever and the building compensates for the loss by drawing in unfiltered air from outside.