Specifications include, but are not limited to: NYSERDA seeks to support the efficiency industry by partnering with the home improvement and energy efficiency industry to assist in developing viable approaches for remote and virtual residential energy audits and supporting tools and platforms that will stimulate market activity and improve consumer engagement. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, the following definitions are established: • Remote Audit: Auditors conduct building assessments remotely by engaging with customers using tools such as online screening surveys with customer entered data, video conferencing, phone interviews, photos, etc. • Virtual Audit: Software that collects and analyzes remotely available data sets to prospect for leads, develop a building model, prescreen customers, and/or develop preliminary energy efficiency recommendations.
