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When summer comes around, homeowners have a lot to love. The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming, but is your home ready for the high temperatures that are ahead? If you’re asking yourself this question, it’s time to assess how efficient and comfortable your home is. It’s time to address a too-often overlooked piece of home ownership: home performance.
You don’t have to be a home performance professional to know that insulation can make all the difference in the world during the colder months of the year, especially in the Pioneer Valley area. A well-insulated home will keep the winds at bay, ensuring you and your family are warm when the snow starts falling.
There’s been a lot of buzz over solar energy lately among Western Massachusetts homeowners. It’s true that solar can be one of the most efficient ways to bring energy into your home. As with anything else, however, you’ve got to ensure that you’re prepared for a solar installation in order to get the most out of it.
Anyone who lives in or around the Northampton area knows that this was one of the worst winters we’ve had in years. While the winter had plenty of ill effects, one of the most prominent repercussions for homeowners was a huge uptick in ice dams. Spring may finally be here, but that doesn’t mean you’re completely in the clear. Your home may have been damaged by ice dams this winter without you even realizing there was an issue.
The concept of “green” business practices has been played up in the public sphere to a rather large extent over the course of the past decade or so... Any contractor can paint their truck green, but are they actually practicing sustainability?