Energy Consultant

Act on Energy is an organisation which has many years experience in energy efficiency for homes, the community, education and businesses.

We can provide individual advice which is tailored specifically to your needs and help find the right grants and funding for the action you want to take in order to become more energy efficient at home, at work or in your community.

We have many links with national charities and organisations in the energy sector, housing associations, local councils and authorities in order to help everyone in our community save money, save energy and help the environment.

We have trained and qualified consultants on hand to help you decide what to do and how to do it and how much you will save.

We can provide free and impartial advice on:

Energy efficiency
How to take simple, cheap effective steps to save money on your fuel bills

Energy assessment
Look at how much energy you use and how to reduce the amount you need

Grants and Funding
Where you can receive financial help to install energy saving measures

Products and Appliances
Advice on the best type of products to buy and how you can use them most efficiently

Installers and Suppliers
Provide you with trusted contractors and installers to complete the work

Renewable Energy
What options might be best for your home and how much they will cost

We can also provide additional services for which we would need to charge a fee:

Domestic Energy Assessors
If you need an Energy Performance Certificate we have approved assessors who can do that for you. Ask us for a quote.

Thermal Image Surveys

If we could see heat escaping from our homes we may be more inclined to fit more insulation.

Heat escapes through all external surfaces such as the walls, windows, roof and floor and through draughts. If we take enough temperature readings we can tell where heat is being lost. If each temperature is represented by a different colour then we can see it clearly.

Thermal images are pictures made up from many temperature readings so the image is like looking at a heat map of an object. This can be very useful in identifying areas where more heat is escaping than may be desirable and this helps to check if more insulation is needed.

Act on Energy uses a FLIR ThermaCAM B4 infrared camera which is specifically designed to use with buildings and has a wide angle lens to cover a large area from close-up. The camera has a resolution of 320 x 240 which compared to a visible light camera would give a very poor image but in terms of infrared it is very detailed giving over 76,000 individual temperature readings on each image.

Taking external images of a house shows where most heat is being lost and clearly shows problem areas such as where cavity wall insulation is missing or faulty draught proofing on windows.

Internal images can reveal where insulation is missing from the roof space and where cold bridging is occurring in walls. They can also show the position of heating pipes concealed in the floor or walls and even identify water leaks and where condensation is likely.

To book a thermal survey of your house or other building call Act on Energy on 0800 988 2881. There will be a charge for this service.