Building Performance
Boston Green Building has a core group of in-house building specialists and an extensive network of building performance experts, including two LEED Accredited Professionals, and one HERS rater. We approach your home like a doctor examines a patient. We want to understand how your home performs as a comprehensive living system, identify the weaknesses within that system, and prescribe the appropriate measures in order to maximize the performance of that system. Components of this system include the building envelope (building shell around the conditioned space), mechanical systems, moisture levels, air infiltration, wall insulation, and window performance.
For clients looking to enhance the performance of their homes, we like to create a “priority prescription list” that itemizes the most effective measures with the quickest return on investment. We encourage our clients to plan ahead. BGB staff work with each client to work on an essential part of the process: creating a scope of work and a timeline. Our clients come to understand their homes as the complex systems they are, helping them to understand which efficiency measures or renovations should be prioritized above others.