When I was moving into my new apartment I realized that I was taking a risk on the neighborhood. When I first drove through it seemed nice enough at first glance. However, I came back to inspect the local neighborhood in the middle of the night and found that it was fairly ruckus. There were a few house parties going on down the street and some young people were having a grand old time hanging out on their porches. However, this didn’t really bother me. Little did I know, after I moved in everything would change thanks to a pack of dogs. One of the houses in the neighborhood quickly acquired 3 wild mutts that they housed in the backyard. The next thing I knew, I couldn’t sleep at night with my windows open for any fresh air because the sound of these dogs howling was too upsetting. I found myself using my central heating, cooling, and air quality control system every single night so that I could keep my windows closed tightly. If I use artificial treated indoor air quality control systems I could maintain an appropriate level of indoor air quality without any fresh air or ventilation from the outside. Unfortunately, this HVAC reliance is a very expensive way to live your life because of some loud dogs. I feel like my energy bills are higher every single month and my sleep quality is always decreasing, right along with my indoor air temperature control equipment. One of these days I’m going to need to repair my heating and cooling system and find a way to pay for even higher energy bills. All because of some loud-ass dogs.