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Insulation Inspection
Before buying a new heating system such as a geothermal system, an alternative energy source such as wind or solar power or a biofuel system such as a pellet stove - You are best off to make your home's thermal envelope as efficient as possible to minimize your home's energy consumption.
Homes with an energy efficient thermal envelope:
- Require smaller and less expensive heating and air conditioning systems
- Provide more comfort year round
- Require less maintenance due to rot, mold and mildew due to moisture
- Provide quality indoor air for the occupants to breath
Three Keys to An Energy Efficient Home
Thermal Boundaries - Thermal boundaries include insulation in your ceilings, walls and floors and the condition and type of windows and doors in your home. Your home's thermal boundaries affect energy efficiency and comfort.
Pressure Boundaries - Pressure boundaries stop inside air from escaping and outside air from entering your home. Pressure boundaries affect comfort, energy efficiency and moisture flows.
Moisture Control - Moisture control includes minimizing moisture entering your home and eliminating the moisture that has entered your home. Moisture affects the performance of your insulation, the durability of your home, indoor air quality, and comfort.
Our Insulation and Thermal Envelope Inspection
Moisture Inspection - Moisture Flow Inspection - Insulation and wet building materials perform poorly and have shorter life spans. We will inspect the source of moisture in your attic, basement, conditioned space and crawl spaces. By identifying the source we are able to make recommendations for vapor barriers, building lot and roof drainage systems, exhaust and ventilation systems. By keeping your home dry we maximize your insulation's ability to minimize heat flows, save you money on your energy bills and keep you comfortable year round. Controlling moisture will increase the life span of building materials, minimize the potential for mold, mildew and other sources of ugly odors and destruction of building materials. In addition, controlling moisture in conditioned spaces, spaces you occupy we can improve you home indoor air quality.
Air Leakage Testing - Most homes are leaky and poorly sealed leading to inefficiency, comfort issues, poor insulation performance and moisture issues. Insulation is not an air barrier and therefore allows energy to flow out of all of your home's gaps, cracks and holes in walls, ceilings and floors of your home. When we perform our insulation inspection, we will use a blower door test to quantify how much air leakage your home and identify where your home is the leakiest. After your blower door test we are able to make recommendations to make tighten your homes pressure boundaries to make your home more efficient and comfortable.
Insulation Inspection - Insulation Inspection - Insulation stops energy from being conducted to the outside in the winter and stopping hot summer temperatures from being transferred inside in the summer. Insulation stops heat transfer by minimizing conductive heat flows. But if you don't have enough insulation, your insulation is installed incorrectly or if there is warm moist air traveling through your insulation - you are spending more than you should to heat and cool your home.
Insulation Levels - Most homes in the United States are under insulated. By inspecting the your home's insulation levels in walls, ceilings and floors we are able to make recommendation to make your home more energy efficient. Incorrectly installed insulation can be as little as 25 % affective at minimizing heat flow. Insulation installed "backwards" can trap moisture against building materials causing odors and deterioration of building materials. 80% of the homes in the United States are under insulated and do not comply with "minimum" insulation levels at best. We will make recommendations to maximize home's insulation.
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Bellefonte PA 16823
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