The weather is heating up! Here in West Michigan we are starting to see temps hitting the 90s and the humidity is rising. Our air conditioners are starting to work hard to cool the house and reduce the humidity levels. You may have noticed your AC struggling to keep up. Does it seem like it’s […]
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Water Management For Homes – How Important Is It?
By Andrew Lesperance on May 1, 2013 in Building Science, Construction Practices, Energy Saving Tips, Green Building, Green Construcion Tips, Technology
Water is a powerful force of nature. Every year we hear stories from around the world of massive flooding and catastrophic damage. The stories you don’t hear are from the millions of homes that are being damaged slowly each year by inadequate water management. Is your home one of these? Common sources of water management […]
EPACT Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit Extended!
By Andrew Lesperance on March 6, 2013 in Building Materials, Building Science, Construction Practices, Energy, Energy Saving, Energy Saving Products, Energy Saving Tips, Green Building, Green Construcion Tips, Technology
Are you a builder thinking of building an energy efficient home or are you already building efficient homes? Are you a renovator looking to rehabilitate a home for energy efficiency? If you answered yes to any of these questions you will want to read this blog. The Federal Government has extended this tax credit (2005 […]
Quality Construction Uses Building Science & Technology
By Andrew Lesperance on January 22, 2013 in Building Materials, Building Science, Construction Practices, Green Construcion Tips, Technology
Building a home requires breaking and altering the laws of science. If we didn’t do this, our homes would be very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. We would not be able to control the humidity levels inside the home. The outside weather would control the inside conditions, verses the home controlling […]
Control Your Indoor Humidity Problems
By Mark Lesperance on January 2, 2013 in Building Science, Energy Saving, Energy Saving Tips, Green Building, Technology
I remember my siblings and me as children running around the house, rubbing our stocking feet on the carpet and then giving each other shocks. You could actually see the sparks! We really didn’t know what was going on, and we didn’t care, all we knew is that this was an awesome game to play. […]
