For Existing Homes: Peak Performance Homes

For homeowners ready to invest in energy-saving improvements.
With energy costs rising, there's never been a better time to make your home more energy efficient.  Advances in insulation and air sealing, furnace and air conditioner efficiency, hot water systems, and windows offer homeowners better performing homes with lower operating costs.  Plus, an energy-efficient home is safer and more comfortable to live in.

The NEC's Peak Performance Homes program is perfect for homeowners who are ready to make energy improvements. NEC consultants have received training in whole-house energy efficiency, and are ready to serve you today.

Contact an NEC-certified Peak Performance Homes consultant for a thorough energy inspection, a list of energy recommendations and installation specifications, a referral to contractors trained in building performance, and a post-installation quality-assurance inspection.  The Peak Performance Homes consultant is your energy advocate throughout the process.

Peak Performance Homes includes:
* A complete diagnostic inspection of your home's thermal and mechanical efficiency, including attic, exterior walls, windows, basement, and heating and hot water systems, using a blower door and infrared camera
* Air infiltration tests
* Ventilation assessment and recommendations
* Carbon monoxide check / combustion safety testing
* Electric and gas consumption history review
* A software analysis and printed report on the full complement of energy-saving improvements recommended for your home, with predictions on how these improvements will reduce your energy consumption
* Referral to qualified contractors trained in building performance
* A post-installation inspection to ensure that mechanical systems and insulation are properly installed

For Home Renovators
Peak Performance Homes is a wonderful tool for homeowners who are considering renovations or additions.  Your Peak Performance Homes consultant will help you choose the correct size for high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment, will specify insulation work, will make recommendations on energy-efficient window applications, and can help point you toward energy-efficient lighting and appliances before construction starts.

For Home Buyers
No home inspection is complete without a home energy assessment. Peak Performance Homes is also a great way to stretch your home buying budget. If you are in the market to buy an existing home, your Peak Performance Homes participation may qualify you for an Energy Efficient Mortgage—allowing you to make comprehensive energy improvements to your new home.  The costs for the improvements are rolled into the mortgage, and the lower operating costs of your new home help offset the additional mortgage payment amount.  More information on Energy Efficient Mortgages can be found here.

For New Homes: Peak Performance Homes' ENERGY STAR New Homes
Builders and buyers of new homes should always optimize their energy-saving opportunities.  The Peak Performance Homes' ENERGY STAR New Homes program assesses new home plans from blueprints, offers recommendations for energy improvements, and then provides quality assurance during and after construction to ensure that mechanical systems and energy-efficiency features are installed correctly.  Owners of new homes that successfully participate in the Peak Performance Homes' ENERGY STAR New Homes program are formally certified as ENERGY STAR qualified by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Contact Jimmie at 651-221-4462 ext. 123 to get started with Peak Performance Homes.