Articles Tagged with ''home performance contracting''

Hodgepodge HVAC Equipment - The ACHR News

The Horrors of Hodgepodge HVAC

Contractors ask homeowners questions in order to find a solution to their comfort woes
Angela Harris - The ACHR News
Angela D. Harris
September 17, 2018
With trends in home-performance contracting shifting to performance as opposed to simply higher-efficiency equipment, contractors are left with the challenge of breaking the hodgepodge cycle of heating and cooling.
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TECHNICIAN TRAINING

Home-performance Certifications Differentiate HVAC Contractors

Contractors with training credentials are more trustworthy to customers
Nicole Krawcke
October 23, 2017
As homeowners become increasingly aware of home performance and the benefits it offers, home-performance contractors must continue to find ways to promote and differentiate themselves from their competitors. Training and certification is a crucial differentiator, and it has the added bonus of making contractors more trustworthy to prospective customers.
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combustion testing

Home Performance’s Future is Sealed, Regardless of Rebates

Contractors share best practices for selling home performance
Nicole Krawcke
May 22, 2017
There’s nothing consumers love more than a deal. Find a way for them to save money, or even get more for their money, and they’re putty in your hands. This is why rebate programs can be such useful tools for home-performance contractors. Over the past few years, however, contractors have observed that rebate programs are diminishing or disappearing altogether.
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BPI Tony Woods Award Call for Nominations

Also announcing Hall of Fame call for nominations
February 8, 2017

The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) is seeking nominations for the 2017 Tony Woods Award for Excellence in Advancing the Home Performance Industry. The award recognizes the individual who has most advanced the home performance industry over the past year and who has demonstrated dedication to and activism in the home performance industry. The award will be presented at the HPC National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, which runs from March 19-22, 2017. 


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South Carolina Building Performance Association Set to Launch in January

The association will represent home performance contractors, building performance contractors, and more
November 25, 2016

The South Carolina Building Performance Association (SCBPA) is a new 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade association being formed to represent the companies and professionals working in South Carolina’s home and building performance industry.


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A blower door is a popular tool for home-performance contractors to measure the air tightness of a home and to help locate air leakage in the structure’s envelope.

Differentiate Yourself with HPC

Home-performance services offer opportunities, differentiation for contractors
Ron Rajecki
October 10, 2016

Offering home-performance services can set a contracting business apart from its competition, help bring in new business from both existing and new customers, and create interesting work for its employees, all while providing a comfortable and safe home for your customers.


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Brian Castelli is president and CEO of the Home Performance Coalition.

Sealing Home-performance Deals

The more homeowners know, the more likely they are to invest
Ron Rajecki
October 10, 2016

A big part of the challenge of promoting home-performance contracting is that, for homeowners, the performance of the mechanical side of their homes is largely invisible.


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