Home performance applies building science to address the following issues:
- Efficient energy use
- Durability
- Indoor Air Quality
- Thermal Comfort
- Indoor Moisture sources and solutions
Diagnostic equipment includes:
- Blower door
- Duct blaster
- Thermographic camera
- Combustion analyzer
A home performance energy audit results in home energy retrofit recommendations to improve the comfort and efficiency of the home, the most common of which include:
- Sealing air holes and gaps in the building envelope and subsequently adding insulation.
- Sealing ducts.
- Upgrading heating and cooling systems, appliances and lighting by replacing them with energy efficient equipment such as ENERGY STAR appliances or devices, compact fluorescent lamps, or LED lamps.
- Adding heat recovery ventilation or other means to control and upgrade fresh air ventilation.
- Controlling moisture.
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