News & Events

04-03-10

Energy Metrics on historic preservation v. saving energy on Scientific American blog.

02-25-10

Energy Metrics on conservation v. efficiency at Mapawatt

02-25-10

Pingswept writes about an Energy Metrics blower door test.

02-13-10

The new Energy Metrics website goes live!

Energy Blog

02-15-10

Energy Monitoring: An Unexpected Benefit

02-14-10

Welcome to the Energy Metrics Blog

Rebates/Tax Credits

New rebates and tax credits are now available saving you up to 50% on your energy-saving improvements.

Combustion Appliance Safety Testing

Every appliance or fireplace in your home that utilizes oil, wood, coal, natural gas, or propane as a fuel combines air with the fuel to create heat. In this process, other byproducts are created, one of them being carbon monoxide (CO). Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that can go undetected without the right equipment. Since CO is a lethal gas, precautions need to be taken to ensure exhaust fumes are exiting properly and not entering your building. If something in the system isn't working properly, exaust-containing CO can backdraft into your living space creating a potentially dangerous situation.

When we do a combustion safety test, we check all of your combustion appliances for correct draft (suction up the exhaust flue), spillage of any exhaust gases (exhaust leaking into the surrounding area), and CO content in ambient air and in the exhaust fumes.