moisture Posts

Spring Maintenance Checklist

March 20th, 2017

Is your house ready for spring? Although this winter has brought us an unusual amount of school-canceling, perilous-driveway-navigating, and downright gloomy weather, spring is inevitable. And while this light at the end of the tunnel may seem miles and miles away, the last thing we want is for the warmer weather to take us (and […]

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Air conditioning, Annual Maintenance, Blog, Crawl Spaces, Healthy Home, Healthy Homes, High Efficiency, High Efficiency Systems, Home Improvement, IAQ, Indoor Air Quality, Insulation, moisture, Mold, Windows

10 Things You Don’t Know Are In Your Crawl Space

February 9th, 2017

Few people have the desire to go and explore the dark underbelly of the home that hides beneath their floorboards. And why should they? Most crawl spaces are bare dirt and exposed ductwork, with scarcely the room to crawl about, much less walk with ease. Unfortunately, this lack of easy accessibility results in many homeowners […]

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Crawl Spaces, IAQ, moisture, Mold, Ventilation

Home Performance: More Than an Energy Audit

May 26th, 2014

Forward thinkers understand Energy Auditing.  An energy auditor looks at your energy useage, your house and prescribes behaviors and equipment that will help bring down your total energy consumption.  What most people are confused on is what makes Home Performance different. A recent video by Corbett Lunsford of the Chicago Green Dream Group spells it […]

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Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, heat flow, Home Performance, Home Testing, IAQ, Indoor Air Quality, moisture, negative pressure