What Is an Energy Audit?

An energy audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your home’s energy usage and performance. If your home feels drafty in winter, muggy in summer, or your energy bills keep climbing with no apparent cause, an energy audit can reveal why. It’s designed to identify areas where energy is being wasted—whether due to air leaks, poor insulation, moisture issues, or underperforming HVAC equipment.

At Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing, we don’t just focus on one component of your home. We assess the entire system, including your ductwork, ventilation, insulation, and combustion appliances. Our goal is to help you create a more efficient, healthier, and safer living environment. With the results of an energy audit, you’ll know exactly where to make improvements—so you can enjoy lower utility bills, more consistent comfort, and better indoor air quality throughout your home.

How We Conduct a Home Energy Efficiency Assessment

Our Home Performance Technicians use a WholeHome™ approach to evaluate every key aspect of your home’s energy use. We perform a series of advanced diagnostic tests to identify where your home is losing energy and how to improve it. Here’s what our comprehensive energy assessment includes:

• Blower Door Test (Infiltrometer Testing): Measures the airtightness of your home and identifies sources of air leakage in windows, doors, ductwork, attics, and crawl spaces.
• Thermographic Imaging: Uses infrared cameras to detect hidden insulation gaps, moisture problems, and thermal inconsistencies inside walls, ceilings, and floors.
• Duct Testing: Evaluates your home’s ductwork to determine whether sealing, repair, or replacement is needed to reduce air loss and improve HVAC efficiency.
• Moisture Analysis: Identifies areas of high humidity or water infiltration that could lead to mold, comfort issues, or structural damage.
• Combustion Gas Analysis: Assesses the safety of combustion appliances such as furnaces, water heaters, gas stoves, and clothes dryers to detect carbon monoxide and other combustion hazards.
• Utility Bill Review: Analyzes 12-24 months of your home’s energy usage to identify trends and establish a baseline for future energy savings.

By combining these tools and insights, we pinpoint where your home can benefit from targeted upgrades such as insulation improvements, air sealing, and weatherization. We then provide clear, honest recommendations to help you make cost-effective improvements with measurable benefits.

Arrange for a Comprehensive Energy Assessment With Us

At Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing, we’re committed to helping you live more comfortably, safely, and efficiently. Our professional energy audits are tailored to your home and its unique challenges. Whether you’re interested in reducing utility costs, qualifying for LEED certification, or solving specific indoor comfort problems, our Home Performance Technicians are here to help.

We offer honest, expert guidance backed by advanced testing tools and decades of experience serving Bellingham and Northwestern Washington. After your audit, we’ll walk you through the results and recommend practical upgrades like air sealing, insulation improvements, and weatherization. Every step is focused on helping you make informed decisions with confidence.

Contact our Bellingham Home Performance Experts for an energy audit today! We’ve proudly served the I-5 corridor from Blaine to Marysville, Oak Harbor to Concrete, and the San Juan Islands since 1972. Our Mission: Improving Lives™.