Remodeling your home to enjoy premium efficiency can make an enormous difference to your comfort and your impact on the environment. Plus, why would you want to move if you already live in your Newton, Massachusetts dream home? Look no further for reasons for a passive home remodel in Massachusetts!
Remodeling is a terrific option to improve your at-home experience and enjoy greater efficiency, and Auburndale Builders offers a variety of services to help upgrade your current home. Let’s learn about some of the best reasons to invest in a passive home remodel in Newton, Massachusetts.!
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Optimized Thermal Comfort
Much of your home’s comfort is determined by the quality of the air you breathe and the consistency of the temperatures in your living spaces. By remodeling your home with a passive house home builder, you can enjoy a comfortable environment regardless of the season because of our attention to air sealing and insulation. Going the extra mile for your comfort is just part of how we work.
Both of these components will keep your conditioned, comfortable air in, and polluted outdoor air out. By optimizing home comfort, you will also optimize home performance.
2. Durability/ Resilience
A passive house can maintain temperature above 50 degrees through power outages with no heating. Passive buildings are more resilient in storms that knock out the local grid as they can operate on minimal energy with a small generator or battery backup. Consider upgrades like Tesla Powerwalls paired with solar panels purification to achieve the ultimate in resilience during power outages. High-performance building assemblies are designed and built to withstand extreme weather.
3. Conserve Water with New Plumbing Fixtures & Rainwater Harvesting
A passive house remodel with water conservation in mind is an effective way to reduce your impact on the environment and reduce your water bills. At Auburndale Builders, we make water conservation a priority component of our design.
Many people associate water conservation with sacrificing the comforts of home. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case! Modern options like low-flow toilets and showerheads make it easy to reduce water waste without missing out on stylish design options and powerful water pressure.
With rainwater harvesting, we can capture roof water in underground cisterns that can be used to irrigate the yard or garden.
4. Enjoy Efficient Heating & Cooling
With the many benefits of an efficient, insulated, and air-sealed home, you’ll have an easy environment for your efficient HVAC system to keep comfortable. Most older homes are leaky buckets- you pour in heat and it leaks out. This dries out the interior air in the winter and drives up your heating bill. With an airtight enclosure – we trickle heat into the building and it trickles out. The interior air does not dry out and humidifiers are not needed. Auburndale Builders, professional passive home builders in Massachusetts, installs systems that heat and cool homes while using minimal energy, like heat pumps.
5. Increase the Value of Your Home
Researching the impact of a passive home remodel on home resale value? Whether you’re moving in three years or ten, you’ll be happy to know that each of the high-quality home improvements above will boost the value of your house. Realtors and prospective buyers alike know the value of modern passive house design, and you can expect to see your investment boost your property’s price tag for years to come.
Enjoy a healthier, more efficient home in the new year. Call (617) 467-4171 or contact us online today!