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It’s important to know your home before you begin an upgrade.
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to walk you through your home’s energy use.
It’s important to know your home before you begin an upgrade. What projects are your best solution to reduce utility bills and make your house more comfortable?
Instead of making guesses about your home, find out what it really needs when an independent and professional assessor conducts a Home Energy Score (HES) for you.
The HES
The HES is about gaining knowledge and information about your home. It’s an assessment process that helps you make better decisions about potential upgrades.
An assessor uses a formula developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to score your home’s energy use on a scale of 1 to 10. It estimates home energy use, associated costs, and provides energy solutions to cost-effectively improve your home’s efficiency.
Home Energy Score®(link is external, opens in a new window)
is a program of the U.S. Department of Energy. StopWaste is a Home Energy Score® partner serving the San Francisco Bay Area in collaboration with BayREN.
Home Energy Score Details
A Home Energy Score Assessor will collect information during a home inspection walk-through and score your home on a scale of 1-10.
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Why Do I Need a Home Inspection?
The purpose of an inspection isn’t just to find problems with the house; It’s also about making sure that you don’t buy something that will cost more than you think, or cause other headaches down the road. If you’re planning on purchasing a brand-new home, then hiring a home inspector could save you thousands of dollars. It will also help you understand the property you want to buy and the possible defects. A home inspection can improve your confidence as a buyer or a real estate agent.
A home's energy use is hard to see. The efficiency of a home's assets aren’t always apparent, and the information provided isn’t always understandable. Home Energy Scores take out the guessing of a home’s energy efficiency and help homeowners and potential buyers understand the energy use of a home. Home Energy Scores are easy to get and display - schedule a quick Home Energy Score assessment with a certified assessor, receive a Home Energy Report (often available same day) and display the report on any home listing or advertisement.
What is a Home Energy Score and how does it measure home energy efficiency?
The Home Energy Score is a measurement of the energy efficiency of a home based on an onsite evaluation of the physical characteristics of the house. A Home Energy Score is not a measurement of the household's actual energy usage, which is influenced by occupant behavior and number of occupants.
If your home scores a 5, it is expected to perform comparably to an average home in Portland in terms of energy use. If your home scores a 10, it ranks among the 10 percent of homes expected to use the least amount of energy. A home scoring a 1 is estimated to consume more energy each year than 85 percent of homes.
Scoring a 1 does not mean your home is poorly built. A beautiful home with up-to-date equipment can still get a low score if the square footage is high or if there is insufficient insulation. A low score just means there is significant room for improvement to reduce a home’s energy use. Scoring a 10 does not mean your home cannot improve. Even a home that uses less energy than most of its peers may benefit from additional energy efficiency or renewable energy investments.
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About Us
Steve Johnson
Michigan Institute of Certified Home Inspectors
Hello, my name is Steve, and I am a Professional Home Inspector and the owner of AAPEX Home Inspection Services. My earliest interest in this field began at the early age of 13, helping my father who built and restored hundreds of homes including our family home. To me building a home is an exciting process. I would tell anyone who’s building a new home or buying an existing home to get involved in every step of the process and hire an certified home inspector. It’s 100% worth the investment.
Maceo Banks
ICA Certified Home Inspector – Cert #25879
Maceo Banks, known as “Mr. Thorough,” is an ICA-Certified Home and Commercial Building Inspector with a diverse background in the housing industry. His expertise spans home rehabilitation, real estate appraisal, buying and selling, and quality and safety management for major companies, including a local utility. As a client advocate, Maceo leverages his knowledge and experience to empower clients with the insights needed to make informed property decisions.
Our Values
Trust
We will be people and a company that is trusted in the marketplace – one that stands for integrity and sets a standard for it, inspiring others to be always truthful and fair as principles held higher than profit and traditional business goals.
Building Long Term Relationships
We are loyal to our clients, ensuring their needs are met first, and we are there for them every step of the way.
Charity
When you do good things for other people, things that often they cannot do for themselves, then other people do good things for you. No matter how you name it or explain it, goodness creates goodwill and it is contagious.
Mission for Excellence
We demand more of ourselves than our clients. A confident pursuit of the highest quality.
Purpose
To devote yourself to becoming really good at it, you have to believe that there is a quality to it, that this thing you are doing is worth all the effort it takes to get it right, something about it fascinates you, and you love it in a way that relentlessly seeks creativity and excellence.