Home Performance Contracting

Call for a Home Performance Audit

Allen Associates can help you address these types of problems and improve the
comfort, health and energy efficiency of your home with our new Home Performance
Audit program. We start with a thorough inspection and evaluation of your home and
all of its related systems. Using building science instruments and techniques, we can
identify air infiltration spots; evaluate your heating and air conditioning equipment;
test for duct leakage; detect moisture problems; identify ventilation needs; and,
examine combustion appliances for safety and efficiency. Once these problems are
identified, we will provide you with a detailed report that recommends solutions to
help you determine the most cost effective remediation options available.

Benefits of a Home Performance Remediation

• Improved indoor air quality
• Reduced moisture problems
• Greater comfort
• Improved energy efficiency
• Lower energy bills
• Improved durability = Lower maintenance

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Sealing, Infrared detection, Install energy efficient windows and doors.

Common Issues That Can Affect Your
Home's Performance:

Seal Leaks and Cracks

Leaks in your home can cause heat loss in the winter or
heat gain in the summer. They also allow for moisture
infiltration that can lead to mold and mildew problems. And
they can be a source for contamination from noxious fumes.
Sealing these leaks is a key element of improving your
home's performance. Common locations of air leaks in your
home include floors, walls, ceilings, ducts, fireplaces,
plumbing penetrations, doors and windows.

Improve your home's insulation.

The cost to install or upgrade insulation is minimal while the
benefits it provides - improved comfort, better acoustics and
energy savings - are significant.

Properly sealing HVAC ducts can reduce your home's
energy consumption.

Ductwork and equipment cabinets are frequently very leaky,
drawing in outside air and/or blowing out air that has been
heated or cooled. Research indicates that between 20 - 35%
of the heat energy supplied by an HVAC unit is lost
through a combination of air leakage and conduction.
Ductwork and equipment in these areas may also pull in
potentially unhealthy air from crawl spaces and attics.
Heated or cooled air that mixes with outside air due to leaky
ductwork is delivered to rooms at lower or higher tempera-
tures than desired, resulting in reduced comfort.

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