CSS Home Inspections

Energy Audits

Greg McHale of CSS Inspections is now Certified to perform Energy Audits under the National Resourcess Canada (NRCan) Eco Energy RetroFit program of providing grants to homeowners for upgrading the energy efficiency of their homes.

You may qualify for a $5000 grant from the  Ontario Government dollar-for-dollar. Non-taxable cash in your pocket. Also you will realize reduce energy costs for years to come while improving the quality and value of your home. The older the home the bigger the savings!

The Ontario Government is helping further by providing up to $150 rebate for each Energy Audit Assessment that is conducted as part of this program.

For full details please review http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/ECOENERGY-ECOENERGIE/index-eng.cfm

It’s easy:

1. Call to book an appointment, the audit generally takes 2hrs to conduct. Make sure you have your Ontario Tax Roll number handy.
2. A Certified Energy Advisor will arrive at the appointed time.
   • the Advisor will explain how the program works
   • Will conduct a survey of your home energy environment
   • Will conduct a Blower Door test to assess how efficient the home is
   • Will walk the home owner through their home indicating areas for improvement
3. The Advisor leaves and creates an Energy Assessment Report, the collected data is sent to the Federal Government for registration.
4. The Advisor returns to present the Energy Assessment Report.
5. Homeowner contracts or performs the upgrades themselves
6. The Energy Advisor comes back to conduct a Post Assessment Audit
   • Will review all receipts for materials/work used as part of the upgrades
   • Validates work has been completed
   • Conducts another Blower Door test to assess the improvements
   • Completes the paperwork, secures homeowner signature then submit papers to the Federal Government for processing
7. The Government will begin sending cheques out to homeowners within a couple of months

Did you know that the Ontario Government has passed the Green Energy Act?

This law will require all home sales in the province to have an Energy Assessment conducted by a Certified Energy Advisor prior to sale. The energy efficiency number will be required to be posted with the home listings by Real Estate Sales Agents.

For Additional Information:

• http://www.yourhome.ca/homes/columnsblogs/article/710406–ontario-a-step-closer-to-mandatory-energy-audits
• http://torontoism.com/2009/03/02/ontarios-green-energy-act-to-mandate-energy-audits/

ecoENERGY Initiatives help Canadians use energy more efficiently, boost renewable energy supplies and develop cleaner-energy technologies.