FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Each job is different. A full comprehensive energy audit is required by the NJ Clean Energy program. The charge for this audit runs $350 and takes two to three hours at the home compiling over seven pages of details. We test for air leakage of the home, identify potential health and safety issues and many other measurement. If we do the job, we rebate the audit fee back to the customer. Depending on the nature of the job, we can also do a free estimate. In addition, US Energy Renovations, LLC is one of the few active certified state energy contractors that can currently offer substantial rebates and incentives depending on how much energy savings are realized on a project. These incentives which can range up to 50% of the cost of the project to a maximum of $4,000, and a 0% state subsidized energy loan up to $10,000 for up to seven years.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
First is to identify the objectives of the customer. Second is to set up an energy audit or an estimate to determine potential opportunities to meet the customer's objectives and make suggestions on measures that should be considered and assist the customer in their decision. After the customer makes their decision, a full written contract is created and executed. Then the job is scheduled at the convenience of the customer.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
We are certified by the NJ Clean Energy Program to conduct the home energy audits. We hold both a NJ Home Improvement License and a Master Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Contractors License from the NJ Attorney General. We also hold a Gold Star Designation from the Building Performance Institute (BPI) that provides us with initial and continual education requirements to perform energy audits. We have all the top BPI designations, including Heating and Cooling, Envelope and Building among others. BPI is the authority on creating and training on the appropriate building techniques as it applies to energy building techniques. We are also fully insured with General Business Liability and Workmen's Compensation Insurance.