Healthy Home Readiness Assessment
Planning a renovation? Know which healthy-home questions to ask first.
You want a home that feels comfortable and supports the way you live. But knowing where to begin—with materials, ventilation, daylight, or building systems—can feel overwhelming.
This free, 15-question assessment helps you reflect on your approach, recognize topics you may have overlooked, and prepare for more informed conversations about your project.
You don’t need technical knowledge or finished plans to begin.
15 questions · Free
You’ll be asked for your name and email.
What You’ll Explore
Your Planning Priorities
Consider how air, moisture, materials, temperature, daylight, and sound fit into your renovation plans.
Questions You May Not Have Asked Yet
Recognize topics worth discussing with your architect and project team before committing to a layout, products, or building systems.
The Support You Need Next
Reflect on your project stage, what is holding you back, and the type of guidance that would help you move forward.
Who This Is For
This assessment is for homeowners who are:
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Considering a renovation, addition, or new home.
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Exploring a property before purchasing.
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Reviewing early ideas or plans.
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Interested in healthier-home design but unsure where to begin.
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Whether you have a specific project or are still exploring, answer based on where you are today.
A Healthy Home Starts With Connected Decisions
Materials, ventilation, moisture, daylight, and temperature need to be considered together. A window choice, for example, affects both natural light and comfort; a material choice needs to account for where and how it will be used.
This assessment helps you consider these connections and identify questions to explore before making major renovation decisions.
Why Look Beyond Finishes?
A renovation brings many connected decisions together. Window choices relate to daylight and temperature. Room layouts influence privacy and noise. Material selections need to work with moisture conditions, maintenance, and everyday use.
The assessment encourages you to consider these relationships early, when they can help shape your project.
Why I Created This Assessment
I’m Queenie Tong, RA, NCARB, founder of Tong Dong Architects and a New York State Registered Architect with more than 18 years of architectural experience.
Renovation brings many decisions, and it can be difficult to know which ones deserve attention first. I created this assessment to help you recognize topics you may have overlooked and prepare better questions for your project team.
My approach brings light, comfort, materials, building systems, and everyday life into the same design conversation. This assessment gives you a starting point for doing the same.
A Starting Point for Planning
This is an educational self-assessment based on your answers. It reflects your current planning approach; it does not inspect your home, measure indoor conditions, or determine whether a property is healthy or safe.
How Ready Is Your Home Project?
You don’t need to have every answer before you begin.
Take the Healthy Home Readiness Assessment to explore your planning priorities and identify questions worth discussing before you renovate or build.
15 questions · Completely free
You’ll be asked for your name and email.