Halco Home Solutions provides comprehensive home energy assessments, often called energy audits, for homeowners across the Finger Lakes who want real answers about the comfort, health, and energy problems they’re experiencing.
An assessment from Halco is the smartest way to start home improvement work, whether you’re planning insulation and air sealing upgrades, HVAC improvements, or building a long-term roadmap for a healthier, more efficient home.
Unlike basic “clipboard audits,” our assessments follow Building Performance Institute (BPI) standards and use professional diagnostic testing to show how your home actually performs. Over the last 40+ years in business, Halco has conducted tens of thousands of energy assessments in Rochester, Ithaca, Syracuse, Phelps, and the surrounding areas.
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Schedule an Energy Assessment TodayWhy a Professional Energy Assessment Matters
Many comfort and energy problems are interconnected. Drafts, cold rooms, moisture issues, and high utility bills often share the same root causes. But without proper testing, it’s easy to treat symptoms instead of solving the real problem.
A Halco home energy assessment:
- Identifies where your home is losing energy
- Explains why comfort problems are happening
- Helps prioritize improvements in the right order
- Ensures upgrades will make a lasting difference
Efficiency improvements, especially insulation and air sealing, are often the most cost-effective way to reduce energy use and improve comfort. An assessment ensures those improvements are done correctly.
What Makes Halco’s Energy Assessments Different
Halco’s assessments are designed using a diagnostic-first, whole-home approach. That means no assumptions, no shortcuts, and no one-size-fits-all recommendations.
Every assessment is performed by a BPI-certified Home Solutions Expert, ensuring work meets nationally recognized standards for safety, accuracy, and performance.
This professional approach protects homeowners by:
- Creating a clear, prioritized plan instead of a long to-do list
- Identifying health and safety issues before work begins
- Preventing oversized or misapplied HVAC equipment
- Avoiding insulation upgrades that underperform due to air leakage
Halco’s Home Energy Assessment Process
1. Initial Consultation & Home Review
Your Home Solutions Expert meets with you to discuss comfort concerns, review energy usage, and gather information about your home.
2. Diagnostic Testing & Data Collection
Halco uses professional-grade equipment to evaluate how your home performs. These tests provide measurable data, not estimates, that identify specific areas for improvement and where upgrades will have the greatest impact on your comfort, health, and monthly energy bills.
3. Analysis, Report & Recommendations
All findings are analyzed and compiled into a clear set of recommendations. Halco reviews improvement options with you, explains priorities, and answers questions so you can make informed decisions. There is no obligation to move forward with the entire recommended upgrades; we can develop a plan that works for you.
Equipment & Testing We Use in Our Energy Assessments
A Halco home energy assessment may include:
- Blower door testing with smoke diagnostics to measure air leakage
- Infrared thermal imaging to locate missing or ineffective insulation
- HVAC and duct system air change and ventilation calculations
- Electrical service and load inspection
- Room-by-room heat loss and heat gain calculations
- HVAC equipment selection, load calculation, and duct design standards (ACCA Manual J/D/S)
- Equipment efficiency testing, including HVAC and water heating systems
- Indoor air quality testing, including AirAdvice
- Water and moisture-related diagnostics where appropriate
This comprehensive testing allows Halco to see what can’t otherwise be identified through our visual inspection of your attic, living spaces, crawl space and/or basement, and other areas of your house.
What Our Customers Say
The gentleman knew what and where to look for the problems.
Florence
My late husband and I have been customers for decades. It is precious to me that I can make ONE call to service Heating, Cooling, Electrical, and Plumbing issues. HALCO is available 24-7. Most recently I was away from home recovering from back surgery. When I returned.my furnace had shut down. This was just in …
Gail
He worked non-stop without a break, by himself, to remove my old furnace and to install a new furnace.
Tanya
So far, I have been pleased with Halco service and especially appreciate the call I received this morning…
Tanya
Sarah was respectful but very supportive throughout this whole procedure. She deserves the highest commendation and congratulations for her excellent work.
Ron
Last week HALCO installed a geothermal heat pump at our residence. I have only praise for the work they did…
Charles
I can’t express enough gratitude to amount to the amazing work your crew did.
Annemarie
John was extremely professional, kind, courteous and a good communicator.
Lynn
Because you are local
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Rebates, Incentives & Financing Support
Halco also helps homeowners navigate available rebates, incentives, and low-cost financing options, including programs tied to NYSERDA and other New York energy initiatives.
Your Home Solutions Expert will review available programs and explain how they apply to your home, so you don’t miss opportunities to save.
One Assessment. Many Solutions. Yes, We Do That!
A home energy assessment is about creating a coordinated plan. Based on your results, Halco may recommend:
- Insulation and air sealing upgrades
- HVAC repairs or right-sized replacements
- Ventilation and indoor air quality improvements
- Duct sealing and airflow corrections
- Electrical or plumbing-related efficiency upgrades
Halco provides all of our home services in-house. Our teams are fully licensed and undergo extensive training. For our customers, this means that the recommendations we make and the services we offer are designed to work together to create the best results for your family.
Take the Right First Step Toward a Better Home
For homeowners across the Finger Lakes, a home energy assessment is the smartest way to ensure home improvements actually improve comfort, health, and efficiency. With more than 40 years of experience and over 14,000 satisfied customers, Halco helps homeowners make informed decisions with confidence.
