Business Energy Audit - Crucial For A Greener Tomorrow

The focus on clean energy and environmental protection has been gaining a lot of momentum over the last few years

. Awareness about the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and the negative impact in terms of ozone layer penetration, pollution in the atmosphere and so on, is now becoming increasingly widespread and many of the developed (as well as developing) nations are taking the necessary steps to promote clean and green energy. They are even providing incentives to people to adopt cleaner energy and do their bit to prevent global warming and the deleterious effects of the greenhouse gases.

As consumers, we can do our own bit and contribute to this noble endeavour by reducing our personal carbon footprint. The process has to start with first knowing the current state of your carbon footprint so that necessary steps can be taken to reduce it. This will be possible only through a home business energy audit process. This activity will not only tell you the extent you can contribute towards reduction of your carbon footprint but also help you reduce your energy costs by enabling you to locate areas where such reductions could take place. Now that should be enough incentive for you to carry out such an audit.

So what exactly is this business energy audit? This is a study done to identify the flow of energy and analyse it so that it can be conserved through process changes and the output is not affected. So when it comes to a house, the study will determine the energy consumption in the house against what it realistically requires and the gap identified would indicate the next steps of action.

The process itself is quite simple. You would be required to do a walk-through of your house armed with information on what to look for and note down. You will be surprised at the number of problems you would come across within the house that can be rectified through repair and upgrades and would save you money. Make sure you maintain a checklist of all such problems.

One common problem of energy leakage found in many homes is that of air draft leaks and plugging that can save you between 10 to 30% per annum, not to mention the comfort level that increases dramatically within the home. The usual leaks are towards the edges of the floor, the joint where the wall meets the ceiling. Remember to check out the electrical outlet points, the switch boards, the hatches at the attic and all window frames as well as doors. The weather striping at the doors needs to be reviewed periodically to ensure plugging of any leak that may be taking place.

Lack of proper and adequate insulation is another reason why you could be experiencing heat loss and are required to pay more for heater usage. If the insulation levels are not okay, there could be a lot of heat that is lost through the ceilings as well as the walls. The attic insulation is another important contributor to efficient usage of energy.

by: Tom Jones

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