What to expect from your Home Sustainability Assessment
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Many people ask me what a Home Sustainability Assessment involves, and some people are very nervous that their assessor will judge them or tell them off for their wicked, unsustainable ways. This is certainly not the case - your assessor is there to help, not to judge. The assessment is however, a great way to find out ways to reduce your energy and water usage, save money and minimise your impact on the environment.
So what does a Home Sustainability Assessment involve? The assessment usually takes about an hour and a half and involves a brief tour around your home and then a series of questions covering all areas of energy and water use within your home. The questions in the Home Sustainability Assessment are designed to give an insight into your energy and water use. Answers to these questions are used to generate an accurate report about your household's energy and water use as compared with the state average, and will also provide a list of suggestions that you might like to undertake to make your house more sustainable, comfortable and to reduce your energy and water bills.
Suggestions range from the small (like weather-stripping windows and doors to retain air-conditioned air and to reduce draughts) to larger renovations (like replacing existing windows with thermally efficient double glazed windows). Whatever steps your household decides to take, it is likely to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions or water use. It is also possible that suggested changes will help you to feel more comfortable in your home. Plus their is satisfaction in the knowledge that you are doing your part to help prevent climate change and to reduce your environmental impact.
It's a great help if you can provide your assessor with your last six bills for electricity, water and gas (if applicable). This will make the report's estimates much more accurate, especially in the areas where it estimates the potential savings of changes you can make.
In my experience, households are usually doing some things really well, while in other areas they aren't doing so well. With the help of the report and a chat with your assessor it becomes clear what priorities will help you achieve your sustainability goals. The assessment is a good way to highlight the things you can improve on and give you some ideas and methods to help reduce your consumption.
So if you are interested in having a sustainability assessor visit your house, book your Home Sustainability Assessment today!
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