r/homeperformance

147 archived posts · Jul 2012 – Sep 2026

Home Performance

r/homeperformance

Take a comprehensive whole-house approach to identifying and fixing comfort and energy efficiency problems in your home.

Created Jun 17, 2012

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147Archived posts

Home performance applies building science to address the following issues:

Efficient energy use
Durability
Indoor Air Quality
Thermal Comfort
Indoor Moisture sources and solutions

Diagnostic equipment includes:

Blower door
Duct blaster
Thermographic camera
Combustion analyzer

A home performance energy audit results in home energy retrofit recommendations to improve the comfort and efficiency of the home, the most common of which include:

Sealing air holes and gaps in the building envelope and subsequently adding insulation.
Sealing ducts.
Upgrading heating and cooling systems, appliances and lighting by replacing them with energy efficient equipment such as ENERGY STAR appliances or devices, compact fluorescent lamps, or LED lamps.
Adding heat recovery ventilation or other means to control and upgrade fresh air ventilation.
Controlling moisture.

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r/HVAC

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