Advanced Home Energy Inc

Advanced Home Energy Inc operates as a general contractor based in Berkeley. Their work covers commercial and multifamily rehab projects along with construction and tenant improvement jobs. The company completes energy efficiency upgrades on over a thousand buildings throughout the Bay Area. Services listed include energy audits, insulation installation, heating and cooling replacements, solar work, windows, water heaters, and crawlspace upgrades. They also handle commercial retrofits, multifamily retrofits, rebates, and financing programs such as Energy Upgrade California and PACE options.

Homeowners have brought them in to replace old air conditioning units and install new high efficiency furnaces with fresh ductwork. Several jobs involved sealing leaky ducts and air sealing to stop heat loss. One project included a full efficiency test that measured house leakage, duct performance, and gas appliance safety before any changes. Crew members Ricki, Alberto, Laura, and Jose Ruiz handled furnace swaps in tight closets, moved one unit to an attic to gain storage space, cleaned ducts, upgraded plumbing, and replaced a deck with reclaimed wood. After these fixes houses ran quieter, felt warmer, and showed lower energy use.

Crews show up on schedule and keep contact steady through each step of the job. They work across the Bay Area and remove old equipment and debris daily. Reviewers call the pricing fair and note help with rebate forms that returned more money than expected in some cases. The team keeps noise and mess low even when homes stay occupied during the work. Thorough reports come back with clear explanations of options and projected savings.

Google lists a five-star rating from zero reviews. Feedback from customers repeatedly mentions clean job sites, respectful crews, and measurable gains in comfort plus air quality. On-time starts, detailed testing ahead of time, and extra rebate support show up often in the comments.

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“I am very skeptical about people cold callinging for home repairs. But this time Advanced Home Energy Solutions convinced me to go with them for my air conditioning replacement needs. And to my surprise, it was a good experience, they were very professional, they showed up, when they said they were going to, their communication was great throughout the whole process. The installers were very clean. They took away all the old equipment and debris. At the end of the day, I was very pleasantly surprised.And very satisfied with the whole project.”

“Advanced Home Energy performed various energy upgrades to our house -- new furnace, new ducts (we had very leaky ducts before), and air sealing. We interviewed several contractors before making our selection and are glad we chose Advanced Home Energy. They did a great job, at a fair price! The house is much warmer now with significant energy savings. The air quality improved too! They also helped us with the paperwork for the rebates and because of their excellent work we will be receiving even more rebates (approximately $2,700 back) than we had anticipated. The work crew, Ricki and Alberto, were very respectful (a housemate who was home during the remodel described them as "the friendly contractor"), accommodating, clean and professional. We're excited to enjoy our newly energy-efficient warm house for the winter!”

“It’s rare these days to find a contractor with such courteous and quality service. Their crew arrived on time every day and replaced our very old furnace and duct work which was in a tight closet without. They did their very best to minimize noise and mess from the work, which I greatly appreciated. The new heating system they installed was like night and day. Our house is so much quieter and comfortable with the new high efficiency heating system. The heater doesn’t blast on and is barely audible in the background (which I appreciate because we are musicians and work at home). I also noticed small details in their work which I greatly appreciated. For example, our existing grills were dirty and they cleaned all the dust off without us ever asking them to do that I highly recommend Advanced Home Energy. You will be happy you chose to work with them.”

“Advanced Home Energy is Awesome! We have used AHE many times over the years. Some of the many jobs include installing a new high efficiency furnace, plumbing upgrades, cleaning air ducts and replacing our old deck using reclaimed wood. They are our go-to contractor at this point. The staff are friendly and courteous, arrive on-time, and clean up very well afterwards. We couldn’t be happier with their work.”

“Advanced Home Energy helped me do a whole efficiency upgrade to my home. Their technician Laura first came and did a test-in. She used high-tech tools to measure the leakage of the house and the old ductwork, the performance and safety of all my gas appliances, efficiency of windows, and existing insulation. Then they sent me an extremely thorough report with recommendations, explanations, and projected energy savings for different measures we could take. We ended up replacing my 1955 furnace with a new high efficiency furnace, and they suggested I put it in my attic instead of a closet. We actually gained a huge closet space as a side-benefit! AHE then installed all new insulated ducts and sealed them super-tight. There was one guy who spent a whole day literally painting this duct mastic inside all my register boxes so they'd be absolutely air-tight. Then after the furnace was installed, we did blown-in cellulose in my attic and walls, air sealing in the crawlspace, all new dual-pane windows which look GREAT, and I even got a nice set of pull-down attic stairs out of the deal where there used to be just a 2' x 2' hole. I had asked if the furnace be situated so that I cou”

“Jose Ruiz led the work crew a our home for our energy upgrade work. He and his crew arrived on time, worked hard the whole day and cleaned up every day before they left. We are very pleased with the quality of work and the work crew!”

“Advance Home Energy came out to my home and did a very thorough analysis of my energy needs, and made me aware of potential problems with my heating devices - stove, furnace, etc. They gave me very detailed reports and were very helpful and courteous.”