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Don Liotta, Owner
 E-mail: Don@OTBHS.com
Mobile:  404-993-8187
Fax:  770-607-7865


Working with Southface, we deliver Home Performance with ENERGY STAR.

Outside the Box Home Solutions is proud to partner with Southface Energy Institute and ENERGY STAR to offer Home Performance Assessments in and around Atlanta, GA.  Our Home Performance with ENERGY STAR assessment creates a prioritized list of cost-effective, energy-saving, improvements for your home.

High energy bills?  Rooms too hot or too cold?  Do you or a family member have allergies? We have the necessary training and skills to properly assess a home as a whole system and prescribe upgrades and enhancements that will give you better indoor air quality and lower energy bills.

 





We also provide a FREE Follow-up Home Performance assessment upon our completion of your home energy improvements!
     
The blower door test creates test conditions for analysis.   The duct blaster test measures duct leakage.

What to expect during a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR assessment

The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR assessment may take three to five hours. We do charge a fee on a sliding scale for the assessment. During the assessment, we will test and visually inspect every part of your home. We will give you a full report detailing what improvements should be made in your house. Items that will improve the energy efficiency of the house will be prioritized into levels according to their energy savings. Additional items for improving indoor air quality may also be recommended based on the results of the assessment.

A Home Performance assessment is fully comprehensive.
Items that are checked during every assessment include:

  • insulation levels for all building components
  • window types
  • air leakage pathways with the blower door test
  • efficiencies of heating, cooling, and water heating equipment
  • duct system effectiveness with flow hood or a duct blaster test
  • ventilation systems (dryer, kitchen range, bath exhausts)
  • moisture management components (crawlspace vapor barrier, gutters, yard slope)
  • test for the possibility of back-drafting when gas-burning appliances are inside house

Typical improvements recommended by
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR include:

  • Adding insulation
  • Air sealing the house
  • Sealing or replacing the duct system
  • Replacing heating and cooling equipment
  • Improving windows
  • Installing or repairing dehumidification and ventilation systems
  • Addressing moisture issues in the crawlspace or basement

 

Special financing available for qualifying home improvements

Southface has made special financing available for customers who receive Home Performance with ENERGY STAR assessments and choose to have improvements made with a participating contractor such as Outside the Box Home Solutions.. Loans are unsecured with favorable terms, including up to a 10-year payback period and interest rates 2% lower than the market rate. Loans are only available for improvement measures that fall within the scope of the program.   See Southface's website for their financing reference guide and 7 easy steps for more details.

 

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