HRV, you’ve heard the term thrown around in your hunt for your new home but you’re not really sure what it means and what it’s purpose is in your new home. Why would your home need it when older houses didn’t? The simple answer? A shift in construction technology to increased attention to a tight building envelope has brought the need to changes in a home’s ventilation system. Gone are the days of drafty houses, where air seepage and passive heat loss were the norm.

In the market to buy a new home? Not sure if you should buy a new build or a resale home? The decision isn’t always simple. The clear benefit to buying a new home as opposed to an existing home is that it’s brand spanking new. A newly constructed home is clean, unused and everything is in good working order and there are no necessary and costly renovations, the home is move-in ready.