Building Performance Improvement

Building Performance Improvement is the science of diagnosing a whole house as a system. Conventional specialty contractors aren't trained or equipped to do all this, but a home performance contractor can.

Sustainable Spaces will approach your home holistically, using the latest tools and techniques to quantifiably measure your homes health and energy efficiency, and recommend specific remediation to bring it up to current health and efficiency standards. While there is no obligation to do any recommended work, Sustainable Spaces is a turnkey operation that will make all necessary repairs to make your house safer and more conformable to live in.

Common Symptoms and Solutions

You may be experiencing some of the problems listed below. Sustainable Spaces can correctly diagnose and remediate these problems—something most contractors can’t do.


Problem: Inadequate Ventilation

Symptoms:
• Mold in humid or closed-off spaces
• The windows fog up when the dryer runs at the other end of the house
• The house smells musty


Problem: Leaky Ducts

Symptoms:
• High energy bills – homeowners may be wasting
more 50% of their heating and cooling energy
• Poor indoor air quality (possibly leading to asthma or allergies)
• Uneven temperatures throughout the house


Problem: Outside Air Infiltration

Symptoms:
• Asthma and allergy related problems
• Poor indoor air quality
• High energy bills
• Uneven temperatures throughout the house


Problem: Heating/Cooling system improperly sized (usually oversized)

Symptoms:
• The utility bills higher in this smaller house than
in a previous house or in a neighbor’s similar house
• The system runs more than it should
• The system is loud


Problem: Inadequate wall/ceiling insulation or gaps in the insulation

Symptoms:
• Uneven temperatures throughout the house
• Rooms won’t stay hot or cold
• It takes more energy to maintain a comfortable temperature