Working to make your home energy-efficient – and lowering costs while you’re at it – is a worthy goal on its own.
But the same projects that make your home more efficient also make it more comfortable and even safer. Neeeco offers a variety of services, but they all revolve around that central idea: Improving your home to make it a comfortable living environment that is suited to your needs.
That means seeing your home as a system, instead of a series of separate parts. Each element should work with the others to keep your home pleasant, easy to maintain, and in good condition for years to come.
Here’s an explanation of how Neeeco’s services all work together to make for a more comfortable home.
Maintaining a Consistent Indoor Climate
A drafty home that requires constantly running the heating or A/C is inefficient – and it’s still often less pleasant than better-insulated homes. When your home is “leaky,” or has rapid heat transfer and plenty of drafts, the temperature changes throughout the house and throughout the day. Neeco approaches climate comfort from a few angles:
Insulation and air sealing: These steps slow heat transfer and prevent drafty areas, so cold/hot spots largely disappear and your HVAC system doesn’t have to work as hard to maintain comfortable temperatures.
New windows: Newer window models not only slow heat transfer with double- or triple-paned glass, they are also manufactured with low-emissivity coatings that reflect ultraviolet and infrared light coming through windows. This can reduce solar heat coming into the home, or reflect heat back into the house when applied on the inside-facing layers.
New doors: Installing weatherstripping on an existing door helps seal off some drafts in entryways, but a new door can more effectively solve the problem. Newer models have tighter-fitting frames and come with advanced weatherstripping. And although a well-sealed new wooden door is an efficiency improvement over an older one, materials like fiberglass or steel with foam cores have higher R-values for preventing heat transfer.
Peace and Quiet
Noise can be a major disruptor to your health and comfort, but the same steps that slow heat transfer also muffle sounds.
Cellulose insulation blown into the attic and exterior walls creates a barrier that dampens the sound of traffic, sirens, and voices from outside – and insulation in interior walls can help prevent sounds from carrying within your home, too.
Improved quiet is also one of the major benefits of new, multi-paned windows. The highest standard for noise cancelling is triple-paned glass with dissimilar glass thicknesses to disrupt sound waves, but any well-sealed, multi-paned window will be an improvement over older models.
Another thing to consider: An insulated house that provides more passive cooling is also a house that won’t have the loud buzzing of HVAC systems all day. A/C in particular can be noisy on hot days, so having it run less means longer stretches of peace.
Moisture Control
Bathrooms are the biggest sources of humidity in your home, and can become sources of mold and mildew without proper tub and shower installation and drainage. Water-saving faucets don’t retain as much moisture as old models, and new acrylic tub and shower materials can repel water more effectively.
But beyond the bathroom, moisture control is an issue that affects the structure of your whole house. Badly installed insulation can create moisture buildup that not only damages air quality, it can threaten the long-term health of the structure.
Neeeco’s insulation upgrades create layers that hold warmth in the winter and coolness in the summer, but also manage moisture and help your home breathe properly.
Improved Control, Ease & Safety
Energy-efficient systems and new features in your home require less maintenance and provide extra reassurance that you’re creating a safe environment. They also provide you better control over your monthly and annual energy costs for better peace of mind. Neeeco provides (or can facilitate) changes that make your home easier to maintain:
Reconfiguring bathrooms: You start and end your day in the bathroom, so a well-designed space is essential. Showers and bathtubs that are easier to clean, easier to use (particularly if you have accessibility concerns), and configured to your preferences are key for overall comfort.
Replacing fossil-fueled appliances: Removing oil- and gas-powered furnaces and stoves removes the potential for harmful emission from inside your home; replacing these items with heat pumps and induction stoves provides more consistency and control along with providing a safer alternative.
Installing solar panels: Having your own energy source means you can take control of rising energy costs and create a steady, sustainable way to power your home. You can also install backup batteries to use in the event of a power outage, so you gain extra assurance that you’ll always have consistent, controllable power.
Creating a Comfortable Home Starts With the Basics
No amount of great decorating choices can make a home truly comfortable if you’re dealing with poor climate control, noise problems, outdated appliances and the unease of spiking energy costs. Neeeco starts from the roots of your home – its structure, systems, and essential appliances that you need every day – and provides the core requirements for a stable, pleasant environment that works for the long term.
To get started understanding what will improve your home, Neeco can also help: Ask for a no-cost energy assessment to spot problem areas and get ideas for solutions.
Call (781) 618-6711 or contact our team to schedule a no-cost home energy assessment. Our team is ready to help you take the first step toward a more comfortable, efficient home!