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House Systems approach not only takes a comprehensive view of the
components of your home; it puts special attention on the most important
element of an excellent home improvement plan: you.
Walk Through and Interview. The process begins with
a discussion with a SynerGreen consultant about your concerns and
interests in improving your home, including any plans for upgrading
or remodeling. Then, a careful walk through is performed to
identify likely sources of problems and potential improvements.
Diagnostic Testing. Comprehensive and sophisticated
testing is performed to collect data that identify and measure the
root causes of comfort, health, and energy efficiency problems.
SynerGreen's team of consultants and technicians utilize the following
diagnostic equipment to measure how your house operates as a whole
system.
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Blower Door with Digital Manometer —
Measures air infiltration.
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Duct Blaster with Digital Manometer —
Measures duct leakage. The Department of Energy determined the
average forced air duct system has a leakage rate of 25% to
40%. Title 24, Part 6 of the California Building Energy Efficiency
Standards allows less than 15% duct leakage for Additions and
Alterations. New houses require less than 6% duct leakage.
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Infrared Camera — Measures temperature
differences in ceiling,wall and floor assemblies.
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Combustion Analyzer — Measures temperature
(ambient and flue gas), carbon monoxide (diluted and ambient),
carbon dioxide, oxygen and pressure (draft).
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Glass-Chek — Measures window glass and
air space with low-e sensor.
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Protimeter — Measures moisture content
in building materials.
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Balometer (Flow Hood) — Measures supply
and return air flow.
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Gas Leak Detector — Measures gas leaks
from combustion appliances.
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Digital Psycrometer — Measures temperature,
relative humidity, wet bulb and dew point.
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Watts-Up Pro — Measures watts, volts
and amps on appliances.
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Current Probe — Measures volts and amps
on hard wired equipment.
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Data Logger — Measures temperature,
relative humidity and light.
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Pyranometer — Measures solar irradiance
(watts/m2).
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Compass — Measures house orientation
and azimuth of solar array.
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Digital Level — Measures tilt of solar
array.
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Solar Pathfinder — Measures on-site
shading conditions for solar analysis.
Analysis. Data collected from the diagnostic testing
is analyzed with an integrated set of computer programs that calculate
the potential for cost effective improvements to best satisfy your
needs and concerns.
Report and Recommendations. The results of the analysis
are detailed in a performance
assessment report that explains all of the identified
issues and summarizes their impact with helpful graphs, tables,
graphics, and easy to comprehend descriptions. A comprehensive
set of recommended solutions is included with realistic estimates
of the improvements to comfort, health, and efficiency that can
be attained by pursuing the suggestions. Issues and recommendations
corresponding to your objectives and concerns are highlighted. If
you are interested in making improvements to your home, SynerGreen
will draw up a detailed scope of work and cost estimate for your
consideration. The scope of work may be expanded to include
remodeling or other enhancements of interest to you. SynerGreen
will point out Federal, State and Local tax and incentive benefits
for which you may qualify. You are under no obligation to make
repairs and improvements and you are free to gather input from other
contractors.
Repairs and Improvements. Your SynerGreen consultant
will work with you to see that a repair and improvement plan that
satisfies your desires and budgetary constraints is undertaken and
properly completed.
Retesting. When the repairs and improvements to your
home are complete, SynerGreen will conduct several tests to measure
improvements to your home's performance and to document or photograph
the elimination of problems, some of which may be hidden or obscure.
Final Report. The process is completed with the presentation
of a final report that provides easy to understand before and after
results. You are left with no doubts or guesses about the impact
of the improvements to your home. We are sure you will enjoy sharing
this information with interested family and friends, as well as
potential buyers of your house if you choose to sell it.
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