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GDS Associates, Inc. GDS Associates provides energy efficiency services to
owners of both new and existing homes, homebuilders,
ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS property managers, code officials, architects and others in
the home building industry. Clients are provided with expert
information that is tailored to their needs, focusing on a
home's energy performance, comfort, safety, and durability.

More Energy
150
Existing 140
Homes 130
120
110
Reference 100
Home
90
80
70 65
60
50 This Home*
40
30
20
10
Zero Energy
Home 0
Less Energy
*Sample rating representation.
Building Energy Services Consulting
GDS takes an integrated approach to reviewing the energy performance of a home.
By viewing the house as a system of integrated components that perform as integral parts of the whole structure,
we develop cost-effective alternative designs and improvements to current designs.
GDS provides builders and owners with an assessment of effective ways to enhance new building designs to
maximize efficiency and minimize operation and maintenance costs.

ENERGY STAR HOMES CERTIFICA- ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
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TION • Blower Door/Duct Leakage Testing
• Inspections
• Review plans and specs – Pressure diagnostic testing
• Blower Door testing
• Preliminary building energy – Estimating air infiltration or air
simulation modeling • Duct Leakage testing leakage within a building’s shell
• On-site inspections • Training for builders, code officials, other – Duct Leakage Testing
• Information, training, and industry professionals • Infra-red (IR) Thermal Imaging
recommendations to solve potential • STRETCH Code – Determining heat loss in existing
building problems • IECC/IRC 2015, 2018 buildings
• Unbiased, third-party confirmation • HERS Ratings – Potential moisture issues inside
of best building practices were used the building’s frame
for high performance homes COMPREHENSIVE HOME ENERGY AUDITS • Combustion Safety
• Performance testing (Blower Door)
• Energy Efficiency – Provide clear guidance
• Home Energy Ratings System (HERS) toward maximizing home energy performance
• Comfort – A warmer home during the winter
and a cooler home during the summer
• Safety – Help maintain healthy air quality and
verify ventilation system performance
• Durability – Controlling moisture in Buildings

GDS Credentials/Memberships include:
EPA ENERGY STAR Homes Partner Northeast Home Energy Ratings System Alliance (NEHERS-Alliance)
Home Energy Rating System (HERS) NH - Residential Energy Performance Association (REPA)
National Residential Energy Service Network (RESNET) Association of Energy Service Professionals (AESP)

For more information, contact our NH office at 603.656.0336 or 800.437.4495 or email rees@gdsassociates.com

GDS Associates, Inc. • 1155 Elm Street • Suite 702 • Manchester, NH 03101 • 603.656.0336 • www.gdsassociates.com
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