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SynerGreen Home Perfection consultants work
closely to plan integrated solutions, taking into account the unique
needs of your house, your budget, and your remodeling interests, if
any. The details of the plan will correspond to the results of
a home performance test, but common recommendations include:
Air Sealing the Building. Small
amounts of air leaking through minor gaps around windows, doors, sinks,
cabinets, lights, outlets, chimneys, and dozens of hidden areas
throughout the house can add up to big air quality and energy
efficiency problems. And unless a house is carefully sealed,
maintaining even temperatures throughout the house can be
impossible. With careful testing and attention to detail,
these problems will be addressed.
Adding or Repairing Insulation. Everyone
understands that adding insulation can make a house more comfortable
and efficient. Not everyone understands how to install
insulation for maximum performance, however. In fact, without
sophisticated Home Performance testing techniques, most insulation
installations unnecessarily waste significant amounts of
energy. SynerGreen will properly install or repair insulation
to make your house extraordinarily comfortable and efficient, as well
as quieter.
Sealing Air Ducts. Most
homes have leaky air ducts. Sealing the ducts not only saves
substantial amounts of energy, it keeps them cleaner, improves the
performance of heating and air conditioning systems, and contributes to
your health and comfort. Before and after testing ensures that
the job is done right.
Enhancing Attics, Basements and
Crawlspaces. The typical attic and
crawlspace is dirty, often dank, and may be home to
pests. Moisture and odors can wick down or up into the living
space, degrading comfort, health, safety, energy efficiency and
durability. Attics are not usually as problematic as crawlspaces but
they are not very useful or pleasant spaces, either. Your
SynerGreen consultant and contractor team may recommend air sealing the
these areas. If so, they will present a plan to turn these
forgotten areas of the home into clean, well lighted spaces that
provide comfortable access to storage and systems maintenance areas
while improving the quality of the indoor living space as well.
Upgrading Heating and Cooling Systems. Energy
Star furnaces and air conditioners are known for their
efficiency. However, if your home is not properly sealed and
insulated, you may very well have significantly oversized HVAC
components, which waste energy without providing optimum
comfort. SynerGreen calculates the anticipated improvements to
air loss and insulation before recommending HVAC components that are
properly sized for efficient, effective, and often quieter performance
and reduced wear and tear.
Replacing Lighting and Appliances. Replacing
lighting can improve the atmosphere of a home while saving electricity,
but it can also improve fire safety and eliminate comfort and energy
robbing air leaks. Replacing older appliances can also add to
the enjoyment of a home while increasing
efficiency. SynerGreen will calculate the potential benefits
of such changes and recommend them if they are cost effective.
Replacing Windows. Windows
have become remarkably sophisticated and energy efficient in recent
years. However, window replacement doesn't usually save as
much energy per dollar invested as the solutions listed
above. Your SynerGreen consultant will take into account your
interests in improving the look and feel of your home while protecting
its contents from damaging UV light. If replacement windows
fit into your home improvement interests, the potential insulating and
air sealing benefits will be included in the recommended whole house
systems improvement plan.
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