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We specialize in green building
practices. At any stage we can
provide an energy audit and
customize a plan taylored to your
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What is an Energy Audit?
A home energy audit is a service where the
energy efficiency of a house is evaluated by
a person using professional equipment (such
as blower doors and infra-red cameras), with
the aim to suggest the best ways to improve
energy efficiency in heating and cooling the
house.
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What is Weatherization?
Weatherization is the practice of protecting
a building and its interior from the
elements, particularly from sunlight,
precipitation, and wind, and of modifying a
building to reduce energy consumption and
optimize energy efficiency.
What is a Building Envelope?
A building envelope is the separation
between the interior and the exterior
environments of a building. It serves as the
outer shell to protect the indoor
environment as well as to facilitate its
climate control.
Building envelope design is a specialized
area of architectural and engineering
practice that draws from all areas of
building science and indoor climate control.
Building envelope design includes four major
performance objectives:
Structural
integrity
Moisture
control
Temperature
control
Control of
air pressure boundaries of sorts
Common measures of the effectiveness of
a building envelope include physical
protection from weather and climate
(comfort), indoor air quality (hygiene
and public health), durability and
energy efficiency.
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