Insight Property Services, Inc provides home performance testing, home inspections and contractor training in the Chicagoland area.With a focus on energy efficiency we provide property owners as well as contractors with comperhensive knowledge needed to reduce home energy needs, increase comfort, maintain structural integrity and operations, as well as analyze utility costs. Please visit our website at http://insightpropertyservicesinc.com/


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Estimate Your Personal Savings!

 Are you overpaying for your utility bills? Take this easy survey to get an estimate of your home energy report. You'll get an energy score, savings estimate and energy recommendations with the biggest bang for a buck...Take Survey >>
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Can Your Home Be Too Tight?

The airtightness of the building envelope is an important key to understanding the performance of any new house. Uncontrolled air leakage can result in high fuel bills, failure of building components, and increased builder callbacks. As a result, more and more time is being spent by the building trades sealing up new houses in an effort to reduce problems associated with air leakage.Yet at the same time, most builders are continuing to rely on uncontrolled air leakage through holes and cracks in the building envelope to provide adequate ventilation for the occupants. Newspaper articles and trade journals dramatizing indoor air quality problems in new airtight houses have begun to alarm both builders and homeowners. It is not uncommon these days for builders to hear complaints of excess moisture or stale odors in their brand new houses.The question on many builders minds these days is; how tight should I be building my houses? After more than two decades of sealing up houses to make them more energy efficient, many people are wondering whether we've gone too far. The answer may be that we haven't gone far enough... Read More >>
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Efficiency First

Efficiency First is a national nonprofit trade association that unites the Home Performance workforce, building product manufacturers and related businesses and organizations in the escalating fight against global warming and rising energy costs. This website contains a massive database of information regarding the home performance industry...Read More >>
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15 Ways to Save a Watt and a Buck

Times are tough, there’s no doubt about it. We’re facing a convergence of multiple crises, from a warming planet to dwindling fossil fuel reserves to a stumbling economy. Reducing our energy consumption won’t make all these problems disappear overnight, but it can make a big difference. The key is to take action now. To fire you up, here is a list of some of the best energy-saving tips, starting with ones that won’t cost you a penny...Read More >>
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Advanced Home Performance

Advanced Home Performance is a building performance company based in California’s Bay Area. Owner David Wilson is a custom home builder, environmentalist, home energy analyst and home performance contractor with over 40 years in the industry. His blog covers everything from conferences to projects, and it’s worth checking out...Read More >>
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10 Quick Ways To Green Your Home

Many associate a sustainable home with solar panels, expensive floor renovations, various purchases of Energy Star appliances, and other costly investments. But greening your home doesn’t have to be costly and time consuming. Even though pricey investments, like going off the grid, can have great ecological and economics benefits, it’s important to accomplish the basics of going green first. Here are 10 quick and cheap steps you can take to make your home more energy efficient while helping you save money...Read More >>
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