How Better Home Insulation Improves Energy Efficiency
If you’re looking at improving your home’s performance when it comes to saving you money, you’ve probably seen advice on how better home insulation improves energy efficiency. But how does it work? Today we’ll look at how installing additional home insulation can reduce your utility bills, and how it can improve your home comfort and […]
The Most Common Causes for Air Leaks in Homes
Air leaks in homes are one of those little things that can add up. They can add up to higher utility bills and uncomfortable rooms with drafts or hot and cold spots. Finding air leaks can be time-consuming, so many homeowners turn to home performance experts to test their homes. But where do they look, […]
How a New Kitchen Range Hood Improves Indoor Air Quality
Whether you’re looking to get a hood installed as part of a kitchen remodel or your current one just isn’t working, the benefits of getting a new kitchen range hood extend beyond cooking to the health and comfort of your home with better indoor air quality—but only if you get the right one. Today we’ll […]
What the Best Home Performance Companies Have in Common
Whether you’re working with a big name in home performance or a passionate small business like us, the standards you should hold them to are surprisingly similar. The home performance industry can get both very technical and very expensive for homeowners, so it’s important that you understand what the best home performance companies do to […]
Energy Efficiency Improvements for Unfinished Attics and Basements
For many homeowners, the unfinished parts of their home are the places they don’t think about—until they become a problem. But beyond sudden issues like a squirrel nesting in the attic or moisture forming on the foundation’s stonework, your home’s unfinished spaces may be costing you money through higher utility bills. Learn about your options […]
What to Expect in an Energy Audit
An energy audit is the first step to having a more energy efficient home, but if it’s your first one as a homeowner, it can feel like a big step. Learn what to expect in an energy audit and—just as important—what to expect after. We’ll cover all the steps, including how audits work, the equipment […]
Your Home’s Building Envelope and Why It’s Important
Unless you open a window or a door, most of us like our homes to be a barrier between the inside and the outside. That’s what a home’s building envelope is: the physical separator between what we consider “inside” and what we consider “outside.” Today we’ll cover what your building envelope includes, why maintaining it […]
What is Home Performance and When Do You Need It?
There are many ways to improve the home you live in. As homeowners, we’re constantly thinking about the small and large changes we can make to our houses that will improve our lives. Many forms of home improvement are based around adding things to your home, from a coat of paint to a remodeled bathroom. […]
New Homes Have Better Home Performance at a Cost
Whether you’re a hopeful new homebuyer, a recent homeowner, or someone who has been in the same house for over 20 years, we’ve all seen some trend in home prices. They are going up. And while there are far too many factors to cover, one is higher construction costs due to updated standards—such as home […]
How Home Performance Deals with House Hot and Cold Spots
From rooms that get uncomfortable at certain times of the day or season to sweltering attics and freezing basements, no one likes hot and cold spots in their home. What if we told you there’s a way to get rid of house hot and cold spots while improving your home’s efficiency and potentially even your […]