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 ...

Most heating and cooling contractors have some familiarity with the blower door device - that big fan the weatherization guys and insulators plug into the doorway that sucks air from a home in order ...

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 ...

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 ...

Leaky joints or cracks in a building can lead to heat loss. Homeowners who want to detect such energy leaks in their home can use a proven method called thermography. Thermal images show where heat ...

Weatherization, energy audits, airtight homes — none of these things inspire shouts of glee … until you add James Brown. Which, mercifully, this random video does. Scraped from the corners of the ...