We’re Your Middle TN Home Geeks

Meet The Owner:

Greg Johns has lived in Cookeville, TN, for more than fourteen years now. For the bulk of that time, he was a licensed home inspector. Over the years, he developed the reputation by many local Real Estate agents and builders of being “too picky,” “very detailed oriented,” “a risk for my properties,” “a deal killer,” among many other less palatable and professional references. Yet, his clients loved his reports filled with details that afforded for good decision-making when it came to home buying and the value of one’s almighty dollar.

At some point, tired of the “behind-closed-doors” Cookeville business culture that cripples consumer protection, as well as the jackassory that seemed to pervade several of the larger local brokerages, Greg decided to start down a different path. This path was to further complicate life in hopes of better understanding homes, better helping clients, and putting naysayers in their proper places. This path, over several years, led him to building science and home diagnostics. Verifiable testing (data), and a keen eye toward aiding home owners in making decisions that could yield better performance in their homes and better value for their money. And thus, TNergy Services was born and designed to focus gained industry-leading skills and certifications toward testing, diagnosing, and communicating ideal change to home owners in hopes of gaining control over their homes, their health, and their money.

Today, TNergy Services works with clients who are in the process of building homes — many over the $1 million dollar mark; select builders who see the value in having a de-facto researcher, communicator, and building science geek in their phone; and homeowners/renters trying to solve issues/questions with their homes. This, of course, has naturally extended to commercial buildings, too.

As for Greg , he enjoys cartoons, coffee, his family, constantly killing grass to grow flowers and native species, comics, and CrossFit. He’s not an expert at any of these, but that hasn’t stopped him yet.

Well Credentialed:

• 14+ years experience in more than 4,000 homes (and counting) putting pieces together, identifying deficiencies and potential problems, and asking the questions others don’t know to ask

• Previous and on-going positions on state and national boards for home inspectors and the radon industry

• On-going training, education, and AIA credits for building science courses, camps, and certifications

• DET verified tester — one of the only certifications for duct and envelope/enclosure tightness accepted by states and some local jurisdictions (where enforced, NOT Tennessee in most locations)

• Certified via Retrotec for use of their equipment — it’s kind of nice to know you’re trusted

• Certified Level II Thermographer

• Certified via NRPP for both radon testing/analysis AND soil gas mitigation compliance inspecting

  • 111606-RMP

  • 112739-SGM-CI

• Building Science Corporation “Building Science Fundamentals”, BPI “Building Science Principles”

• Oh, and he fancies himself a writer…sort of…see “Greg’s Words” for more.