[JRMichler]

My house was built in 2011 with R30 walls and R96 insulation in the attic. It was air sealed, then blower door tested at 0.85 ACH50.

Opening a window on the windward side does not let air in until another window is opened on the opposite side of the house. On a cold day, opening an outside door does not cause a draft throughout the house. There are no cold areas or corners.

An outdoor thermometer is a necessity. Without one, outside temperature of +30 deg F feels exactly like -30 deg F from inside the house. That took a little getting used to when we first moved into this energy efficient home.

We had an unusually hot day one summer when the temperature was over 100 deg F. The AC did not even turn on until the following day. We set the heat to 71 deg F and the AC to 78 deg F.

The AC does not run enough to control the humidity during humid weather with temperatures in the 70's and 80's, so we need to run a dehumidifier. We set a dehumidifier in the utility room, leave the door open, and empty the bucket once a day.