How HomeBoost Uses Flir Thermal Imaging to Deliver Smarter Home Energy Assessments

Home energy assessments provide valuable insights into how a home performs, but collecting high-quality data and translating it into clear, actionable recommendations has traditionally required specialized tools, technical expertise, and significant time.

HomeBoost is redefining how home energy assessments are delivered by combining Flir thermal imaging, AI-powered analysis, guided workflows, and professional expertise into a single platform built for homeowners, BPI-certified professionals, and utility programs.

Whether a homeowner is completing a DIY assessment, a professional is conducting a BPI-compliant audit, or a utility is scaling energy efficiency programs across thousands of homes, HomeBoost helps transform complex building performance data into insights that drive action.

At the center of that experience is thermal imaging.

Making Energy Waste Visible

The average household spends approximately 42% of its energy bill on heating and cooling, yet many of the factors driving those costs remain hidden.

Air leakage, missing insulation, thermal bridging, duct losses, and other building performance issues are often difficult to identify without specialized diagnostic tools. Flir thermal cameras help make those issues visible by revealing temperature differences throughout the home.

For HomeBoost, thermal imaging is one of the most important tools for understanding how a home performs. Thermal images help identify areas where conditioned air may be escaping, insulation may be underperforming, or comfort issues may be affecting occupants.

More importantly, they provide visual evidence that helps homeowners understand what is happening inside their homes and why specific improvements are recommended.

A Professional-Grade DIY Assessment

HomeBoost offers homeowners a low-cost alternative to a traditional home energy assessment through its DIY assessment platform.

Using guided workflows and professional-grade tools, homeowners can collect meaningful home performance data without prior expertise. The process walks users step-by-step through a structured home scan, including the capture of thermal images using Flir technology.

Once the assessment is complete, HomeBoost combines thermal imagery, homeowner inputs, and building science analysis to generate a personalized report.

Within days, homeowners receive a digital report created by a professional home energy expert. Each report includes findings, prioritized recommendations, energy-saving opportunities, and information about available rebates and government incentives.

The combination of guided data collection, thermal imaging, AI-powered analysis, and expert review helps homeowners better understand their homes and identify opportunities to improve comfort and reduce energy costs.

In fact, HomeBoost identifies opportunities for improvement in nine out of ten homes, often uncovering simple fixes that can help reduce energy bills by 10% or more.

Helping Energy Professionals Work More Efficiently

HomeBoost's platform extends beyond homeowners through HomeBoost Pro, a solution designed specifically for BPI-certified professionals, contractors, and home performance organizations.

HomeBoost Pro helps streamline the assessment process through structured workflows that guide professionals through data collection in the field. The platform supports the capture of thermal images, digitization of assessment data, and collection of inputs required for BPI 2400-compliant audits.

By standardizing data collection and integrating thermal imaging directly into the workflow, professionals can spend less time managing paperwork and more time focusing on customer outcomes.

Key capabilities include:

• Guided workflows that ensure consistent and complete data capture
• Support for BPI 2400-compliant assessment workflows
• Integrated thermal imaging and digital data collection
• Automated report generation with homeowner-friendly visuals
• Video summaries that simplify communication with homeowners
• Faster report production and reduced administrative burden

The result is a more efficient process that helps professionals deliver high-quality assessments while improving consistency and productivity.

Supporting Utility Programs at Scale

HomeBoost also works with utilities seeking to expand access to home energy assessments and improve program performance.

Because both the DIY and Pro pathways operate on the same platform, utilities benefit from standardized data collection, consistent reporting, and high-quality digital records across all participants.

This creates opportunities to increase participation, improve program consistency, and support scalable, equity-driven energy efficiency initiatives.

Turning Thermal Data Into Action

Capturing thermal images is only part of the equation. The real value comes from turning those images into insights that homeowners, professionals, and utilities can use to make informed decisions.

Flir thermal imaging provides the visibility needed to identify hidden performance issues. HomeBoost provides the workflows, analysis, reporting, and expert interpretation needed to translate those findings into practical next steps.

Together, they help make home energy assessments more accessible, more consistent, and more actionable.

As demand for energy efficiency continues to grow, HomeBoost is helping expand access to high-quality home performance insights—empowering homeowners to save energy, helping professionals work more efficiently, and enabling utilities to deliver stronger programs at scale.

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