What Makes Home Performance Contractors Different?

Knowing what energy-efficiency improvements to make in a home and how they can work together requires special expertise. Home Performance contractors are equipped with specialized training and diagnostic tools to determine how your home is performing, and can assist you in achieving your goals, whether it’s improving comfort, cutting energy costs, or protecting the environment.

Your Home Performance contractor may use some of this equipment to evaluate your home:

Blower Door Test

Blower Door Test

A blower door measures air leakage through your home’s “envelope” or “shell”— its outer walls, ceiling, windows, doors, and floors by a powerful fan blowing air into or out of the home, forcing air through all the small holes, cracks, and penetrations.
Duct Pressure Test

Duct Pressure Test

A duct pressure test uses a small fan and a pressure gauge to measure leaks in your home’s heating and cooling duct system.
Infrared Camera

Infrared Camera

An infrared (thermal imaging) camera allows energy auditors to see ‘behind the walls’ to spot temperature differences that indicate how well (or poorly) your home’s insulation is functioning and help spot air leaks.
Flow Hood

Flow Hood

A flow hood measures the amount of air that comes out of the heating or cooling system registers or vents when the system is operating.