Patent ID: 8285603

Claim:
A method comprising: a networked server receiving via a communication interface a home-energy audit request from a communication device associated with a user, the server comprising the communication interface, a processor, and instructions executable by the processor; responsive to receiving the audit request, the networked server sending via the communication interface to the communication device a set of one or more audit questions pertaining at least to a home of the user; the networked server receiving via the communication interface from the communication device a set of one or more audit answers provided by the user to the set of audit questions; responsive to receiving the set of answers, the networked server (i) generating an energy-savings plan for the user based at least in part on at least one of the received answers, the energy-savings plan listing at least one energy-savings upgrade available for implementation with respect to the user's home, wherein the energy-savings plan comprises an estimated environmental impact of at least one upgrade listed in the plan, and wherein at least one such estimated environmental impact pertains to at least one of CO 2 and CO 2 e, and (ii) sending the generated energy-savings plan via the communication interface to the communication device; after sending the generated energy-savings plan, the networked server receiving via the communication interface from the communication device a user selection of at least one upgrade listed in the plan; and responsive to receiving the user selection, the networked server placing at least one order on behalf of the user for the at least one selected upgrade.