Why High Performance Building?

Is Our High Performance Option Right for You?

Lifestyle Home’s High Performance Option moves beyond state building codes to elevate the overall performance of a home by combining building science techniques with our standard high quality craftsmanship. Portland is known for its very wet climate, so it’s important that homes are built to withstand that moisture. Lifestyle Homes offers the High Performance Option because we feel strongly that it is not only the right way to build homes, but it is simply the right thing to do. 

Three Reasons Portland Area Homebuyers Choose the High Performance Option by Lifestyle Homes

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   Open Web Floor Joist with plumbing and HVAC Moving the HVAC ductwork from the attic into conditioned airspace allows for a more efficient and cost effective HVAC system. The system no longer needs to compensate for attic temperatures, is able to use 10 times less heat flow and provides consistent room to
   room temperature throughout the home.
   Energy Efficiency:  Did you know that 30% of a home’s heating bill is due to air leakage?
   
   Because homes built with Lifestyle Home’s High Performance Option are built to perform airtight, the amount of air that is wasted due to air leakage is dramatically reduced.
   
   Each home is designed with quality craftsmanship, advanced framing techniques, and a superior thermal insulation system. The result is a home with lower heating and cooling costs and consistent, comfortable room-to-room temperatures.
   
   Enjoy the peace of mind you’ll have knowing that your custom home is designed to reduce the waste of money and energy.
   
   
   
   
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   Fresh air duct for indoor air quality. A fresh air duct and exhaust fans are installed to deliver constant fresh filtered air throughout the house and at the same time remove the stale air.
   
   Clean Indoor Air Quality: Did you know that in most homes, the air inside the home comes directly from the garage?
   
   Fumes from gasoline, fertilizers, and other toxic items stored in a garage are transferred directly into a home and affect the indoor air that your family breathes. Lifestyle Homes has taken extra measures to seal the garage-to-house common walls in our High Performance Option, ensuring that the contaminants in your garage are completely separated from your home’s living space.
   
   If anyone in your family suffers from allergies, asthma, or other respiratory problems, you know firsthand how the quality of the air that you breathe directly impacts quality of life. Lifestyle Homes uses construction techniques in our High Performance Option homes that drastically reduce the amount of dust, dirt, pollen, carbon monoxide, and pollution that enter your home. By sealing the gaps that are typically created in the new home construction process, Lifestyle Homes reduces the amount of pollutants that could negatively impact your quality of life. The High Performance Option building envelope is designed to function as a total house system, ensuring that your family will continuously breathe fresh, filtered Oregon air. 
   
   
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   Sealing your home from air infiltration. Our air barrier and weatherization system utilizes Tyvek Housewrap to correctly seal the floor and wall intersection from air and moisture infiltration.
   
   Protection Against Moisture and Air Infiltration: Are you concerned about mold and water intrusion in your home?
   
   Many homes in the Portland area were built without adequate attention to the details of the construction process, leaving Oregon homeowners unprotected against the many adverse effects of moisture. The careful engineering, detailed construction techniques, and meticulous quality control incorporated into Lifestyle Homes’ High Performance Option building method are designed to mitigate moisture and withstand Portland’s weather conditions.
   

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