Solar performs best when the home is ready for it. Nancy Kaplan explains how building performance assessments, insulation, airflow, and energy efficiency can strengthen the value of residential solar projects while giving contractors a practical path into adjacent services like audits, heat pumps, and broader home performance work.
Main Topics Discussed
• Why home efficiency matters before solar installation
• How BPI assessments support better solar outcomes
• Building Science Principles as a starting point for contractors
• Home performance as an add-on business opportunity
• BPI credentials for audits, heat pumps, and building analysis
