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Energy audits pinpoint where a home leaks costly conditioned air

By Bobby Ampezzan

Posted: March 6, 2010 at 5:11 a.m.

Staton Breidenthal Homeowner Karmen Hopkins listens as Andrea Ingalsbe explains the airflow gauge, the chief instrument in a blower door test that measures draft.

Karmen Hopkins’ Hillcrest Craftsman bungalow presents a clean white facade accented by monkey grass bordering the front walk like a thin beard.

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