Home Energy Assessments in Connecticut
A Connecticut home energy audit is the first step to lowering your energy bills and improving comfort year-round. Our certified team provides a comprehensive home energy assessment, identifying insulation, heating, and efficiency upgrades that qualify for valuable Eversource rebates and financing. Discover how much you can save while making your home more energy-efficient.
A comfortable, efficient home starts with understanding how your house uses and loses energy. At Dynamic Building & Energy Solutions, we provide comprehensive home energy assessments (also called home energy audits) to identify areas where your home may be wasting energy and costing you money.
Whether you live in an older drafty colonial with drafty windows or a newer Connecticut home that never seems to heat evenly, our energy experts can uncover hidden issues and recommend practical, cost-effective solutions.
Some of the Tools We Use for Home Energy Assessments
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Blower Door
A blower door test is a diagnostic tool used by energy professionals to assess how much air is leaking into or out of your home. This test is crucial for determining a home's airtightness, which directly impacts energy efficiency and indoor air quality.
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Duct Blaster
A duct blaster is a diagnostic tool applied to measure airtightness of a home's HVAC ductwork. Detecting and sealing leaks helps ensure your home's HVAC system is functioning optimally.
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Combustion Analyzer
A combustion analyzer evaluates the performance and safety of your fuel burning mechanical systems; furnace, boiler, gas stove, fireplaces and water heater. These measurements help ensure efficient combustion, optimize performance, and prevent hazardous emissions.
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Endoscope
Used to visually inspect inside walls, ducts, or tight spaces that are otherwise inaccessible. It helps locate hidden issues like moisture, mold, pest activity, or insulation gaps without needing to open up large areas.
Who’s Eligible for a Home Energy Assessment?
All single family and multi-family homes are eligible to participate in the Home Energy Solutions program.
What to Expect During Your Home Energy Assessment
When you schedule a Home Energy Assessment with Dynamic Building, here’s what you can expect:
Health and Safety Checks: Testing carbon monoxide levels, moisture content, and indoor air quality.
Comfort Assessment: Identifying hot/cold spots, stuffiness, and potential airflow issues.
Blower Door Test: Pinpointing drafts and leaks throughout the home.
Duct Test: Checking your ductwork for energy-wasting leaks.
Professional Air Sealing: Sealing all identified leaks and gaps on the spot.
Water-Saving Measures: Installation of low-flow showerheads, faucet aerators, and pipe insulation to cut water heating costs.
Personalized Recommendations: During our "kitchen table wrap-up," we review what we found, the work completed, and additional recommendations for maximum energy savings.
What an Energy Assessment Can Do for You
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Improve Indoor Air Quality
A home energy assessment helps reveal ventilation, sealing, and moisture control issues that can negatively impact the air you breathe. We help create a cleaner, healthier living environment for you and your family.
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Safer & Healthier
Energy assessments can detect sources of dangerous gases such as gas leaks and carbon monoxide. Fixing these issues can prevent serious health hazards, giving you greater peace of mind.
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Increase Energy Efficiency
Identify and eliminate hidden energy losses throughout your home. A tighter, better-performing building means you’ll use less energy to maintain comfortable temperatures, saving you money year-round.
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Increase Home Durability
Homes that are properly sealed and insulated experience fewer moisture problems and structural issues over time. Protect your investment and avoid frequent, costly repairs.
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Boost Home's Resale Value
Energy-efficient homes are more attractive to buyers and can command higher resale prices. Improving your home’s energy performance is an investment that pays off whether you stay or sell.
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Save Money on Energy Bills
The average homeowner can save hundreds of dollars each year by making energy-efficient upgrades. Sealing air leaks, upgrading insulation, and improving HVAC efficiency dramatically cut monthly utility bills.
Rebates, discounts, and financing options.
You could be eligible for further discounts and rebates that can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars! These deeper energy efficiency measures include:
Adding Insulation – Proper insulation will lower heating and cooling bills while making your home more quiet and comfortable
Replacing heating and cooling systems – If your boiler, furnace or air conditioner is more than 10 years old, replacing it with a high-efficiency ENERGY STAR® unit could help you save 20 percent or more on your energy bills
Connecticut residents are eligible for a full weatherization and energy visit offered through a collaboration of the utility companies and state in order to help homeowners save money on their energy bills and increase the efficiency of their homes.
Dynamic Building & Energy Solutions is a Capital for Change (C4C) and a CT Green Bank Contractor.
Capital for Change offers micro loans for smaller energy efficient improvements like insulation; loans start from $500 to $3,000 and are offered at 0% interest for three years. Limited to Eversource and United Illuminating residential electric customers.
A Smart E-Loan offered by the CT Green Bank can be used for over 90 home energy improvements, including insulation, windows, heat pumps, solar panels and more. Up to 25% of your loan can be used for non-energy related measures and healthy home improvements; appliances, lead removal and roof repairs in advance of installing solar. Maximum loan amount is $50,000. To be eligible you must be located in CT, property must be owner occupied and property must be a residential building with 1-4 units including individually metered condominiums.
What Is a Home Energy Assessment?
A residential energy audit is a detailed evaluation of your home’s energy performance. This whole-home approach allows us to pinpoint the exact improvements that will make the biggest impact on your comfort and your utility bills.During an assessment, our trained team examines key areas such as:
Insulation in attics, walls, and crawlspaces
Windows and doors for drafts, leaks, or poor seals
Heating and cooling systems for efficiency and performance
Ductwork for leaks and proper ventilation
Air leakage using blower door tests and thermal imaging
Lighting and appliances for energy consumption
