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Whole Home Energy Consultant
Many places in your home are responsible for the efficiency and/or effect of your ambient temperature and humidity levels in your living space. When looking at your home to advise for energy efficiency, we look at your home as a "building envelope".
Attic Space & Roof
Attic Space and Roofs are another source of your building envelope energy loss, but air sealing this space can help to reduce the amount of cooling or heating required to keep your living space comfortable .
Crawl Space & Foundation
It’s crucial when establishing your building envelope that it has an air seal. This air seal will obviously make your home more comfortable and energy-efficient.
Windows & Doors
While good windows shield you from natural forces, better windows enable optimal use of indoor energy sources. Windows play many roles in your homes enclosure design and therefore are a major influence on its envelope.
Walls
Exterior walls are the major components of the building envelope. By being a barrier between the interior and the exterior environments, walls need to have features that minimize the energy losses while maintaining durability.
The building envelope, includes:
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Attic Space & Roof
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Crawl Space & Foundation
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Windows & Doors
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Walls
and forms the primary thermal barrier between the interior and exterior of your home.
With envelope technologies accounting for approximately 30% of the primary energy consumed in residential and commercial buildings, it plays a key role in determining levels of comfort, natural lighting, ventilation, and how much energy is required to heat and cool a building.
In many cases, there are very minor and cost efficient solutions that can greatly increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your home energy.
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