Recurve Releases Efficiency Tool - Sustainable Industries
by Sara Stroud
Home energy auditor and retrofitter Recurve says it has funneled its expertise into a new software offering that will streamline the residential energy auditing process.
Touting it as being designed “by contractors, for contractors,” San Francisco–based Recurve recently launched its Recurve software-as-a-service platform. Recurve Software will get more auditors out in the field and allow contractors to do more retrofits in the face of increasing demand driven in part by increased homeowner incentives and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, such as San Francisco’s GreenFinanceSF, says Recurve co-founder Adam Winter.
The software compiles data from a 20-point inspection, which includes windows, ductwork, insulation levels and blower door test results, and creates an energy efficiency “prescription” for each home, Winter says. Based on customized pricing algorithms, it then generates prices for different retrofit packages and creates a customer contract.
Founded in 2004 as Sustainable Spaces, Recurve changed its name in 2009, the same year it received certification from the Building Performance Institute. The company launched another program in April to meet demands of PACE programs, which may require energy efficiency upgrades before financing renewable energy installations. Through its Hybrid Home program, Recurve plans to partner with solar installers to offer bundled home energy audits and upgrades.
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