Synergy Home Performance

Most people do not understand that oversized HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) units use more energy and contribute to comfort issues and high moisture levels. Consumers often add extra tonnage in order to make sure they have enough. In reality, that's where the problems begin. Combined with entry-level equipment and undersized ducts, your system never performs.

You might be surprised to learn that 50% of the air inside your living space comes from your crawlspace! When was the last time you were under your home? Did you see or smell anything unusual? Insects, standing water, mold or wood rot? For years, building codes and conventional wisdom have prescribed ventilation with outside air as the primary method of moisture control in crawlspaces.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, air leakage can contribute to as much as 50% of a building's energy loss. Building science experts recognize that controlling air leakage, complemented by a reasonable R-value level, will have a greater impact on energy conservation than R-value alone.

Air sealing your home with Icynene spray foam insulation creates a protective barrier that dramatically impacts home comfort in ways conventional insulations like fiberglass and cellulose can't.Moving the thermal envelope to the roof deck level and foundation walls creates a semi-conditioned environment for your HVAC system to run efficiently eliminating humidity and condensation.

Thinking about adding attic or crawlspace insulation, replacing or servicing your existing HVAC system, installing new windows, encapsulating your crawlspace or having air-sealing work performed? STOP! Don't carelessly spend money without first having an energy audit performed. A Synergy Energy Audit outlines the efficiency of your home.

We expect to save an average of $2,000 per year on our utilities. We are very thankful to Synergy for the help they provided our family, our home and its value. All this time I didn't realize the steps we were taking to correct comfort issues in our home was only making them worse. Thanks to Synergy, we have a better understanding of how our home performs and how to improve it going forward.