Poor indoor air quality is one of the most common calls we get from Florida homeowners. Whether you have ongoing respiratory health problems or you’re just trying to improve your family’s well-being, we can help find out why your home’s air is causing irritation, illness, and discomfort.
Building Performance Solutions is a trusted IAQ testing and diagnostic company based in Sarasota. We are not a remediation company. We do not perform repairs. We do not sell products. Our role is simple: independent measurement and defensible conclusions to help your family live a better life.
Plenty of homes test “normal” while the people in them still deal with humidity, odors, discomfort, or symptoms. That’s because indoor air problems are usually driven by several things interacting, not one failure. An air sample can’t explain a pressure imbalance. A blower door reading can’t explain how moisture is moving. A mold test can’t explain contamination the HVAC system is spreading throughout your house. Run one test in isolation and you get a result, not an answer.
Homeowners usually call us when:
Many of these homeowners have already tried everything, including filters, purifiers, and duct cleaning, and still have the problem.
Volatile organic compounds are off-gases released by a variety of common household products, including building materials, new furnishings, and cleaning products, just to name a few. High levels of VOCs inside your home can cause a range of short- and long-term health problems, such as eye, nose, and throat irritation, headaches, nausea, and, for some compounds, an increased cancer risk with prolonged exposure.
Building Performance Solutions uses Sample Analysis and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer testing to determine the presence of harmful toxins in commercial or residential spaces. Our skilled assessors conform to the highest level of testing accuracy standards, ensuring that you get the facts you deserve.
PM2.5 refers to microscopic airborne particles that are 2.5 microns or smaller; particles that are small enough to bypass your body’s natural defenses and travel deep into the lungs and bloodstream. These particles are one of the most overlooked drivers of poor indoor air quality and health symptoms.
Most IAQ testing companies measure your air, recommend a purifier, and leave. But a purifier treats the symptom, not the source. At Building Performance Solutions, we don’t just measure particulates; we identify where they’re coming from and why they’re staying in your home.
Your HVAC system can either support a healthy indoor environment or quietly spread contaminants throughout the entire home. If the system is dirty, leaking, improperly designed, holding moisture, or pulling air from unwanted areas, it can contribute to elevated particulates, microbial growth, poor humidity control, and indoor air quality complaints.
Leaking ducts or poor pressure can pull air from attics, wall cavities, and garages into the house. In some homes, the HVAC system isn’t part of the problem, but it’s how the problem travels. As a licensed AC contractor in Florida, we’re legally able to open the air handler and diagnose problems that are due to dirty ductwork, AC mold growth, or dust accumulation. Most IAQ inspectors lack this license.
Building Performance Solutions takes a building science approach to indoor air quality and home performance. We are a data-driven company that uses advanced testing and diagnostics to find the root causes of problems.
Every assessment starts with a real conversation and what you tell us reaches the field team first. We choose tests based on your home and the issues you’re experiencing, not a fixed package.
InstaScope is a laser-based, real-time airborne particle analysis instrument that’s an important part of our process. Unlike traditional air sampling that captures only short snapshots in one or two locations, InstaScope allows us to:
We use our findings from InstaScope and other tests to compile a detailed report on the quality of your home’s indoor air, why it’s that way, and how you can improve it. We’re happy to suggest contractors to perform the improvements, who then use our report as a guide to do better, more complete work.
We are a completely independent, third-party indoor air quality testing company. This means that our only motivation is to give you thorough, accurate reports. We do not perform repairs or remediation work ourselves, but we’re happy to refer you to a contractor who can. We’re also brought in to verify someone else’s work after a duct cleaning, remediation, or HVAC replacement that didn’t fix the problem. Additionally, we have countless qualifications that set us apart from other IAQ testing companies:
Building Performance Solutions is based in Sarasota, serves Southwest Florida, and travels statewide for larger projects.