Advanced Home Energy

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Description of Work: cleaned vents

Description of Work: I had Advanced Home Energy do the mid energy upgrade, along with additional work. I am impressed by the hard working crew and the quality of the work. I highly recommend them. The work will be finished on 10/16/14

Description of Work: Performed a whole-house energy assessment. The two individuals who performed the work were very professional and responded to all of our questions. They were also willing to provide several different alternative quotes. Unfortunately, the dollar amounts of the quotes were significantly higher than we anticipated. We will be seeking other quotes to determine a low-cost provider for the work that we need and will be doing part of the work ourselves to save money.

Description of Work: Performed an energy audit on our home and created a customized report that met my needs in providing information to our HOA on energy usage issues. Auditor was professional and focused on meeting my needs.

Description of Work: What you get for the obey is an energy audit of the building. What they hope to get is additional work in upgrading the nervy efficiency of the building. The audit was very helpful and easily worth the fee. THey folks were extremely professional and helpful and I expect that I will be using them for some of the energy upgrade as well (some of the needed work I will do myself). I didn't "detail" the experience in the above form because we haven't finished with the extra work.

Description of Work: They did a 'test-in' prior to the insulation/air sealing upgrades. The upgrade report took 2 weeks to arrive, even though they promised that I would have it within 48 hrs, and that's after I pestered them to get it to me. Granted, it was just before Christmas and I'm sure they were swamped with work because of high winter energy bills. Still, they could have managed the report delivery better. Patty and Laura were really nice to deal with though, just not as responsive as they could be. | |AHE also did asbestos abatement, new insulated flex ducting for part of the house to replace the leaky rigid ducting before they did whole house attic and wall insulation with blown-in cellulose. Robert Mitchell was the project manager and coordinated the work pretty well. The only hick-up was when I discovered some of the ducting work was not sealed properly but the technician that was scheduled to come do the 'test-out' also fixed the ducting. | |The good news is that when tested, the ducts were very well sealed, with less than 5% leakage (very good, as the target was 6% or more). I opted to do the attic and wall air sealing myself to save some money (it took a lot of work and crawling around in the attic, so do this at your own discretion), and the test-out for the whole house was much better than expected. The technician was surprised at how well sealed the house was (and congratulated me on a good job with air sealing). The final numbers showed a higher calculated energy savings at 37.5%, compared to the original estimate of 30% energy savings. This meant more rebate and money in my pocket! | |Useful TIP: since PG&E gives you a rebate of $500 for each increment of 5% calculated energy savings, I was 2.5% shy of 40% savings. The technician that gathered the test-out data did not have the test-in data with him. At 37.5% energy savings, I only qualified for $3500 rebate (which corresponded to 35% energy savings). If he did, he would have been able to advise what else can be done to gain 2.5% more improvement so that I would qualify for the 40% instead. On your project, you can request that they have the test-in data with them at test-out, so you may have a chance to get the next higher rebate amount! | |As a final note, our family is enjoying a much more comfortable home temperature as it remains stable (high 60's to low 70's) throughout the day, even on hot days (85-90 degrees F), and we have virtually eliminated the need to turn on the electric heater at nights to keep our kids' rooms warm. Come winter time, we expect to use the furnace MUCH LESS to keep the house warm. | |Another nice thing was that AHE took care of all the rebate paperwork, as well as the permits to do the project. And I've received all my rebates within 6 weeks of the test-out date. | |Overall, I would recommend AHE to a friend, because they are reasonably priced and have competent friendly folks working there. They were all professional and courteous. The only constructive feedback I have is their responsiveness can be improved.

Description of Work: I didn't use this company as they were too far away from my location.

Description of Work: Complete home energy audit. Gave me three different options (different energy savings with different costs). Still considering. Probably will make a decision late June.

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Description of Work: All we did was get a bid from these folks. We wanted to replace the heating and plumbing in an old house.

Description of Work: took out heating ducts in ceiling and abated asbestos Put in new ducts (six)

Description of Work: The work took four days: sealing the ductwork and adding two new branches plus extending one, then wrapping with R-6; plugging air leaks in the attic until they measured 20% less than previously as determined by a "blower door" that depressurized the home; then blowing in cellulose to R-36 on top of old batting and cellulose, insulating the door up to the attic to R-36; drilling exterior and filling the walls in my 1959 stucco home, then putting a patch on the holes. They took the time to drill inside where it was inaccessible from outside, so that the envelope would be as tight as possible.

Description of Work: Attic duct sealing and insulation. They were very thorough in their initial estimate, and listened when I indicated why I did not want certain work performed at this time. They explained and wrote down exactly what they would do and why it was important. When I could not afford all of the recommended work in one area, they worked with me to identify what would be most beneficial to start with.

Description of Work: AHE came out to bid on a job where I had previously had an energy audit and recommendations from another company. they essentially redid the audit in order to provide a bid and alternatives to meet my requirements. The service included insulation of the floor, walls and ceiling (attic), removal and replacement of the duct system, and installation of a new furnace.

Description of Work: Insulated 1100 sq ft attic with blown-in GreenFiber cellulose insulation and denim batting; air sealed entire ceiling area.

Description of Work: They put in insulation in our attic and built a small storage area in the attic as well.

Description of Work: They sealed and weather-stripped my home.

Description of Work: They did some insulation work for me.

Description of Work: Removed 3/4" 3-ply plywood used as attic storage area, installed new 2x6 cross beams to accommodate increased height of fill, replaced flooring with 1/2" 5-ply that is strong enough to stand on and install a 2x4 perimeter edge. Block reinforced rafters that had been cut by a previous contractor. Added cellulose fill on top of existing old fiberglass insulation. Pressurized the duct system and checked for leakage, sealing the duct system as necessary. "Drilled and filled" the exposed space under the master bath floor.