Energy Efficiency: Your next must-have home improvement.

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law last month on Tuesday, August 16, is the largest investment in energy efficiency and climate change spending in U.S. history. The consumers who take advantage of this act will reap benefits for themselves, while making...

Get $150 Tax Credit for Home Energy Audit AND Discover How to Decrease Energy Bills

Many homeowners have noticed that their electric bills have been much higher in the past few months. A major contributing reason for this can be attributed to the local utility company increasing rates. The electricity base rate, and the fuel rate, have both increased...

Everything is connected – Master Plan

  Homeowners seldom realize that the building enclosure, heating/cooling system, equipment and energy sources are all connected. Tweak one part of the system of systems and it will create feedback loops  – bad ones if the building science homework isn’t...

The Virginia Building Code, A Catch 22

The Virginia Residential Building Code allows two options for verifying air tightness in new construction. The first option is a Blower Door Test and the second is just a visual inspection, which as you can imagine, is the most commonly used method as it is generally...

be Green with some Green

Concerned about the health of your indoor air quality? A little green can help. It is no secret that plants significantly lower stress levels and enhance worker productivity or that they can lower a building’s carbon dioxide levels while increasing oxygen levels. It...