Building Performance

While it may not seem true, there are only 2 primary things that reduce airflow in ducts. Allison Bailes explains what they are and how to correct them.

IAQ services can be lucrative if you market them correctly. Adams Hudson shares some tips to help you crush your competition in the IAQ market.

Selling home performance can be tricky at times, because the price tag can be more than what the average homeowner is willing to pay. Three HP experts share tips for closing more sales.

Using a proven step-by-process will make building performance services to commercial building owners and operators easier. Here are tips to make it work.

For many it’s been a long, hard winter and now that it’s over, it’s a great time to check how your customers’ homes performed and offer them solutions.

Sometimes home performance is about being a good detective. Here is an example of how some super sleuthing helped a homeowner breathe easier.

Most customers can’t make all your suggested energy upgrades all at once. So it’s important to help them prioritize the upgrades so they get the most benefit.

How to explain “home performance” concepts to homeowners in the simplest way possible.

What do you do when a random person flags down one of your installers, electricians, or technician’s to say “my […]

Home Performance Contracting is a buzz phrase that HVAC contractors have been hearing for several years now. Such as, “It’s […]

Keep Them by Exceeding Their Expectations What’s up with customers these days? It’s like they want better value, quality products, […]

Reflecting back on 2013, Building Performance Contracting (BPC) has been a roller coaster ride full of many unforeseen twists, turns, […]

There has been a lot of talk about home performance contracting (HPC) for years. With all this chatter, it can […]

A $148 Sandwich. Wal-Mart’s $500 bottle of Wine.  The $5,000 Hamburger. And a font that cost $13,000. Have we all […]

I saw the photo below on the Structure Tech Facebook page recently. (They’re a home inspection company in Minnesota that […]

It’s oft en been said that the key to success is getting the right people to do the right job […]

Ideally, a home’s relative humidity (RH) should be in the range of about 30% to 50%. For a lot of […]

Vince Lombardi, the famous football coach, used to say, “Football is about blocking and tackling. The team that blocks and […]

If you’re installing a heating or cooling system in a single family home, you need to have a Manual J ‘right […]