For every problem there is a solution, LoCascio Energy Solutions

LoCascio Energy Solutions provides energy services for homebuilders, architects, and homeowners. This service places emphasis on cost effective strategies to meet your energy testing and evaluations needs.

Our Services

  • Blower Door Testing

    Determines the air tightness of a home

    Goals: Save energy, increase comfort and avoid moisture in building cavities

    LoCascio Energy Solutions has experience and knowledge in air sealing and air barrier techniques.

    These techniques will help lower air leakage and pass a blower door test every time.

  • Duct Leakage Testing

    Determines the air tightness of duct work in a forced hot air or cooling system

    Goals: increase performance and comfort

    Studies indicate that duct leakage typically wastes 10% to 30% of heating and cooling energy.

  • REScheck & NYS Compliance Reports

    Software designed to perform energy compliance reports to meet energy codes for building permit compliance. These reports are used to calculate trade offs of building envelope features, ie: insulation, doors and windows. LoCascio Energy Solutions can develop different strategies to save money and increase energy performance.

  • HERS Ratings

    Home Energy Rating Systems (HERS), are standardized methods of rating a home energy efficiency.

    Involves an analysis of a home’s construction plans and features. A software program will simulate the energy efficiency and expected energy costs.

    Pre-drywall inspection evaluate insulation, air sealing and air barrier installation.

    Final inspection involves; blower door, duct leakage and ventilation testing. Also verifies heating, cooling and hot water models installed.

    Final analysis of all testing components is entered in the software program to achieve a final rating.

    LoCascio Energy Solutions is a Certified Home Energy Rater used to qualify homes for designations such as, Energy Star certified homes and 45 L Tax Credit.

  • Incentives

    45L Tax Credit is a $2,000.00 federal tax credit for Homebuilders and Developers that promote the construction of energy efficient residential buildings.

    What Qualifies? Single Family Homes, two family dwellings, townhouses and multi-family apartment units up to three stories.

    Eligible dwellings must be 50% more efficient in heating and cooling use compared to the 2006 IECC energy code standards.

    Building envelope component improvements must account for 20% of reduction in energy consumption.

    Certified by Residential Energy Service Network (RESNET) Energy raters are used to achieve a HERS rating.

    LoCascio Energy Solutions will provide a final certificate for the 45L tax credit.