What is in it for you
Energy-audit
The most obvious benefit is saving money. This occurs directly in your power bills and indirectly as your greatest asset, your building, is protected from the damp, plus as an energy efficient building, it has a greater resale value.
Most Energy-audits find an easy $300 per year saving for the average household.
Typical energy use in a home
Having your home/business at a comfortable temperature is good for your physical as well as psychological well-being.
The environment also benefits. By reducing your energy use, you help decrease the national demand on power production using carbon based electricity generation.
HERS - Home Energy Rating Scheme
This rating gives you a rating certificate that lasts for 5 years and you can sell with your home. The Accurate house modeling tool is world class and tailored for New Zealand climate zones and house construction methods. This tool models each room of your house for each hour of every day in the year calculating the heating and cooling loads to define the final star rating. EECA have added tools rate the hot water heating system and soon to rate the space heating system.
Each HERS certificate will have several rating runs completed and recommendations made to how you can improve you house rating.