Maintaining a High Performance Home

Does a high-performance home have different maintenance requirements than a regular home?

No. What's important though and often ignored by homeowners, is that all homes require maintenance to perform well. We often see homes whose basic needs have been ignored by their owners. Homes that are ignored will never perform better than homes that are well cared for. EnergyLogic provides a reminder service to assist homeowner with regularly recurring maintenance tasks like furnace filter replacement.

Why is maintenance an important aspect of home ownership?

If we assume that your homebuilder has handed over the keys to your new home and that everything is perfect at that moment, we can be sure that it won't stay that way. You should follow a regular maintenance schedule in order to ensure that conditions don't develop that would have a negative effect on your safety, the performance of your home and its resale value.
While your builder may have done everything possible to prevent moisture from entering your home, it may still do so. If it does, the sooner the condition is identified and corrected, the better off you and your home will be.
Your heating and cooling system are the lungs of your home. Keep them in top shape by following a regular filter replacement schedule. Allowing your furnace filter to stay dirty can negatively impact safety, comfort and efficiency.

NEW HOMES