How is Your Home Performing? - County Living Magazine

There Is a Solution for High Energy Bills and Comfort Problems

Home performance is a whole-house approach to identifying and fixing comfort and energy efficiency problems in a home. For a home to perform correctly, all systems including furnaces, air conditioners, windows, insulation, bathroom fans and more must work together in harmony. Furnaces depend on insulation to retain the heat they generate. Insulation needs air sealing to allow it to work properly. If one link in the chain is broken, everything works less effectively.

Building Science Testing is a process to identify the causes of comfort and energy use problems. A Home Energy Audit assesses these home comfort and efficiency factors:

Air Sealing
The average home leaks enough air in a day to fill a Goodyear blimp. Your home is probably leaking air, reducing efficiency of your heating and cooling system. Air sealing is the first step to an energy-efficient home.

Insulation
Properly installed insulation is also important to an energy-efficient home. Find out how much insulation you have, how it?s performing and whether you need more.

Duct Sealing
The average duct system leaks up to 30% of the air that passes through it. Leaking ducts in hot attics or cool crawlspaces not only waste energy, but reduce comfort and are also a chief cause of poor air quality.

Crawlspace Sealing
Cold floors can be caused by unsealed crawlspaces below. They can also lead to poor air quality, comfort and energy efficiency in your home. Sealing your crawlspace prevents moisture and air infiltration.

Furnace and Air Conditioning Systems
A right-sized heating and cooling system makes a huge difference in your home ? too small or too large can reduce your comfort, and your bills could skyrocket.

Solving the Problems
So, who do you call to make your home more efficient or solve comfort problems??A roofer will probably sell you a new roof. A window company will sell you new windows and a heating company a new furnace. A company that only performs home energy audits might be able to identify problems, but most likely would not be expert in providing solutions.

SmartHouse is a St. Louis company that eliminates the guesswork. They use Building Science Testing to provide actionable information to create the best plan for your home. A SmartHouse Home Energy Audit is the first step to help you find the exact causes of common comfort problems or high utility bills. SmartHouse will also create an actionable and cost effective plan to fix the problems, rather than bandage the symptoms. And, they have on-staff expertise in each area for improving your home comfort and energy use: heating and cooling systems, air sealing, insulation, duct and crawlspace sealing.

How a Home Energy Audit Works
Using state-of-the-art technology and specialized equipment, a SmartHouse Certified Building Analyst pinpoints exactly where your home is losing energy. Then you are presented with a detailed list of improvement suggestions. They will help you prioritize improvements based on your comfort and efficiency goals. You select the improvements you want in your home, and their expert crews will perform the upgrades.

??Because SmartHouse looks at your entire home, they give you a more accurate view of your energy use. As your whole-home energy consultant, they don?t just ?sell? something, they show you exactly what you need and why you need it.

Two Money Saving Offers
Right now SmartHouse has two offers to help you get started. First, they will conduct a whole-house energy audit for just $199. This thorough analysis normally costs $249.

And they are partnering with Ameren to provide an annual maintenance on your air conditioning system to help improve your system?s energy efficiency, comfort and service life. Their licensed technicians will do a thorough cleaning, testing and maintenance of your systems. SmartHouse is offering this precision tune-up for $75 (normally $129), making this service free after the $75 rebate Ameren is now offering. To schedule your annual maintenance, you can email info@callsmarthouse.com or call 314-644-1570. You can lean more by visiting www.callsmarthouse.com/Air-Conditioner-Tune-Up.

Source: http://countylivingmag.com/county-living/how-is-your-home-performing

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