Improved Air Quality and Comfort
At almost every house we evaluate, the biggest impactors to air quality and home comfort are ventilation issues. At the root of many home issues, from “stinky” homes that have mold growth, “sick” homes that don’t adequately cycle out air, and “uncomfortable” homes with cold and hot rooms, is ventilation and its impact on air quality. This is especially true of older homes built in or before the 80’s, but modern homes can suffer from it as well.
Reach out to schedule a home evaluation and energy audit, the first step to better ventilation and air quality in your home. Our team of home performance experts is here to help you get a healthier, more comfortable, and efficient home.
Proper ventilation of your home is essential, and here at Greenmark, we offer multiple ways of achieving this to meet the different budgets, needs, and limitations of homeowners and their homes. This suite of services, combined with our diagnostics and home renovations, results in healthier, more comfortable, and more efficient homes. Learn more about them below.
When possible, we suggest whole home ventilation, using attic fans to cycle out stale air and improve cooling through complete air changes.
Air screenings are vital for addressing mold, off-gassing, and other contaminants. Making sure that the air temperature and humidity are ideal.
Air leaks are a leading cause of heating and cooling woes. We offer full home air sealing to improve comfort and reduce your utility bills.
We’ve partnered with Air Advice to provide superior air quality monitoring systems for your home. These systems continuously monitor air quality and HVAC systems, providing reports and alerts to support healthier, more comfortable homes.
We inspect and install all types of heating and cooling systems, including central HVAC systems, mini-split units, and separate heating and cooling units.
Reducing humidity, mold growth, and cooking odors with better ventilation systems, including fans and vent hoods.
We can perform duct sealing, duct blaster tests, duct repairs, and complete ductwork replacement for your home.
Before ventilation services begin, you should have a home evaluation and energy audit conducted by Greenmark to help identify any issues and diagnose underlying causes.
In addition to renovation and remodeling services, we offer ventilation services, including HVAC replacement, hood and vent installation, and whole home solutions.
Alongside ventilation services, home renovation and remodeling can further enhance home comfort with insulation, windows, siding, and more.
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Air quality is a measure of the pollutants in your air, especially those that impact human health and comfort. This includes dust, pollen, and other allergens such as mold spores, as well as harmful gases from improper seals, failing machinery, or off-gassing materials. Air quality can be improved by better ventilation, regular maintenance of HVAC systems and ductwork, stronger filters, and reduced home humidity.
Sick house syndrome—also known as sick building syndrome (SBS)—is when people develop symptoms or chronic conditions due to the building they live or work in. Stinky house syndrome is when odors in the house persist, even after deep cleaning or item removal. Both are linked to air quality—with sickness attributed to allergens, dust, and harmful gases, and stinkiness often caused by humidity and subsequent mold growth.
Many modern kitchens have microwaves above the stovetop, and most do either an inadequate or no job of removing moisture and odors from stovetop or oven cooking. Vent hood installation with exterior exhaust is required to remove odors and moisture.
Without proper ventilation, moisture released from showers and baths can cause water damage and humidity, including mold growth. Proper bathroom ventilation requires installing an external exhaust system, including a fan, ductwork, and exterior vents, which is best left to professionals.
A German tradition brought to the US by recent social media, “house burping” is the practice of opening your home’s windows daily (once or twice) regardless of the outside temperature. This action is said to eliminate stale air, including air pollution that regularly builds up in a home. As for its efficacy, it is rooted in real air-quality science: the air inside a home should be regularly exchanged with fresh outdoor air. It’s up to you to decide whether you want to use this manual option or invest in a ventilation system that does it automatically.
Many ducts were installed before building codes required duct sealing, so the HVAC and exhaust ducts in your home may lack insulation and have air leaks, resulting in lower performance and higher energy bills. Companies like Greenmark can perform duct blaster tests: forcing air through your ducts to measure airtightness and find where air might be leaking. This, combined with duct sealing, repairs, or replacement, can dramatically improve performance.
Your home’s ventilation system includes many components—HVAC, ductwork, exhaust fans, vent hoods, air returns, and more—that all need to work well to provide you with health, comfort, and lower utility bills. Filters should be replaced regularly according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and the ducts should be cleaned every 3 to 5 years. Maintenance on HVAC systems is recommended once or twice a year. Air quality monitoring systems, like Air Advice, can help detect problems before they become major issues.
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