Virginia Home Performance (VHP) is a home performance contractor servicing the Hampton Roads and Charlottesville Regions. 

For the past five years, the professionals at VHP have offered unique building science solutions that significantly improve the comfort, energy efficiency, health, and safety of homes. 

All of our advisors are credentialed, licensed and insured.  This brings you peace of mind and professional services.

As experts in our field, VHP's staff is regularly invited to participate in industry roundtable discussions, quoted in the paper or industry journals, and speak at national seminars exploring the benefits of home performance contracting. 

Our staff at VHP is committed to staying on top of the industry.  Unlike other companies, VHP combines both extensive experience with the lates technology and credentialing.  But don't just take our word for it, the following orginazations stand behind every job we do: The Building Performance Institute (BPI), the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), the Environmential Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Environmental Halth Association (NEHA), the National Center for Healthy Housing (NEHH), the US Green Building Council, State of Florida's and Virginia's Board of Professional Engineers, the National Association of Board Certified Energy Practioners (NABCEP), the American Home Inspectors Training Institute (AHIT), the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), and several other certifing athorities.  This commitment assure you are getting the best service in the industry.  

Who We Are

VHP has evolved into one of Virginia's leading firms specializing in Energy Efficiency and Building Science Consulting.

VHP provides building science, engineering, and inspections for Energy Star, LEED for Homes (LEED-H), NAHB's National Green Building Program, and the new IRC/IECC Energy Code as well as other National Green Rating Programs.

We are dedicated to providing unparalleled workmanship and exceptional quality in everything we do.

We value the expertise, knowledge, and opinions of everyone on our team. 

We respect our differences while working together to achieve individual and company goals.

We are trustworthy, ethical, respectful, and honest in all interactions with our customers, partners, and employees.

We constantly seek new innovations in products, technology, and processes to ensure we deliver the highest quality solutions for our customers.

We recognize that without our customers, VHP could not exist.  We deliver outstanding service at every opportunity to ensure each customer is a customer for life.

We are stewards and leaders, committed to protecting and improving the environment and our communities through our practices and services.

Ask the Expert Shows

Mr. Walsh hosts an Expert Building Science show where homeowners can call in and get their questions answered.  Below are the archives.  

Episode one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten.

AOur Staff

A diversity of educational and professional backgrounds makes VHP's staff of specialists uniquely capable of providing solutions for progressive builders and homeowners. We know that our people are our greatest asset, and from building science expertise to residential energy auditing to LEED-level building commissioning, they are ready to make your experience with VHP world-class.

Founder: Raymond M. Walsh, LEED-AP, BA/EP, HERS...

Mr. Walsh has been a key player in the "Green" sustainable movement in Virginia and nationally.  He is the leading BPI instructor for the State, and is nationally known for his work in this industry.  Mr. Walsh received his Master in Engineering from The George Washington University, and his Bachelors from Florida Atlantic University.  He holds credentials from a myriad of organizations including but not limited to BPI, RESNET, EPA, DOE, NEHA, (NEHH), USGBC, FBPE, NABCEP, AHIT, and more.  Mr. Walsh has been directly involved with hundreds of sustainable projects both new and retrofits.  He also holds the distinguished honor for certifying the first USGBC LEED-H home in Hampton Roads.  Mr. Walsh also hosts an Ask the Expert Building Science show where homeowners can call in and get their questions answered.  Above on the right are the archives you can listen to.  In addition, Mr. Walsh has been quoted in articles regarding several aspects of sustainable living.  You can find links to those articles here.