New BPI Standard

[Kevin A. Richardson]

Originally Posted by pbennett1

Hey Kevin,
What's the going rate for BPI type energy audit in your area? (Not necessarily what you charge of course)
Peter

Anywhere between 300 and 500. Most of the Home Performance Contractors have been charging 300, which I think is extremely low for what we are required to do. But, they don't make their money on the audit. They make money on the retrofit work, so they can charge that rate.

It's very competitive in my area, but I've still managed to get a piece of the pie in a short period of time. One of the advantages of an inspector might have over the performance contractor, is that we see and interact with clients that are buying house every day.

I have a pool of past clients (close to 3000) that I have not yet tapped into yet. All I've done is market through my website.

I'm not going to spend 4 hours on-site and then another 2-3 hours writing the report for less than 500, but that's just me. I can say in the past week, I've received several leads or "price shoppers" that I'm sure went with the cheapest auditor, which in my area are the performance contractors.

I really like doing the audits, but I must admit it's a lot of work. Sorry for the rambling

Kevin