Welcome to Energy Testing & Consulting!

ET&C is here to help you build and live more efficiently. Through home energy analysis, infrared inspection and the application of building science, I'll show you how to increase your home's energy comfort, efficiency and safety.

Whether you are renovating, building new or want to improve the comfort of your home, I can help. I'll show you and your contractors how to build it right from the start, prioritizing improvements so as to make the most effective use of your time and money.

I use a blower door, a duct blaster, and an infrared camera to aid in the analysis of your home. Combined with a walk-through, I create a "whole house" view, giving you insights into where to start fixing your home. In addition, I provide weatherization services, fixing those air leaks that make your home drafty and inefficient.

And that's what ET&C is all about - helping you create a more comfortable and energy efficient home.

Fossil Fuels are Dead!

I've been giving many lectures about the relative costs of heating our homes using fossil fuels. At current utility and fuel rates, it no longer makes economic sense to use oil or propane to provide any heat for your home.  In our area, with PECO's discounted electric rates during the winter, it costs you 42% less to heat your home with cheap, reliable, electric baseboard heat, compared with oil! A heat pump can cut the bill in half again and a geothermal heat pump cost 83% less than oil!

In a typical, 3500 square foot home in our area, this equates to yearly savings of $2,245 for straight electric heat,  $3433 with a normal heat pump and $4,462 savings for a geothermal system!

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