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Anyone thinking of buying a house or building one should consider having a blower door test performed. It will help determine the cost of future energy bills. The blower door test is a diagnostic tool ...

It helps you determine what it will cost to heat, and what you should do to seal it up. When Greening Homes did the blower door test on my 100-year-old house before we renovated it, they couldn't even ...

Did you know that the average home has enough air leakage to add up to a two-foot-square hole 1? That’s the equivalent to leaving a medium-sized window open 24 hours a day 1. Most homeowners would ...

Energy codes are emerging or being updated nationwide. As air leakage testing becomes a requirement, some testers wonder what value it adds over informed visual inspections. Arguments about equipment ...

You spend precious pennies on your power bill every month. You may not realize pennies are wasted when your home isn't properly sealed. So how do you know if your home is airtight? One way is to give ...

When HVAC contractors expand into home performance, they often experience a steep learning curve as they discover the new tools they need to add to their fleet. One tool considered an absolute ...