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From the 50’s to 5 Star Plus

From the 50’s to 5 Star Plus. Burlington Free Press                          October 8, 1955 . Exterior Existing Conditions. The “ Wrightian Style” house , used concrete block and brick cavity wall construction. . Windows were twist turn sliders with fixed corner windows.

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From the 50’s to 5 Star Plus

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  1. From the 50’s to 5 Star Plus Burlington Free Press                         October 8, 1955

  2. Exterior Existing Conditions

  3. The “Wrightian Style” house, • used concrete block and brick cavity wall construction. • Windows were twist turn sliders with fixed corner windows. • Good condition brick exterior.

  4. The Flat Roof • 10 yr old replacement rubber membrane roof was leaky

  5. Perimeter of roof was • raised forcing water to drain through two scuppers. • Skylight wall housed bath fan.

  6. Interior Existing Conditions

  7. Interior partitions • were cinder block Foundation cracked and settled

  8. Existing Windows & Doors. • Double masonry walls, window & door locations limited changes to fenestration.

  9. Air Barrier Strategy Careful attention to air sealing details

  10. ThermalBridgingAddressed!

  11. Thermal Values R-71 Ceiling R-28 Walls R-15 Floors U23 Doors U-22 Windows

  12. Basement interior block partitions Framed and foamed

  13. ¾” Advantech • window bucks • Connected interior • framing to exterior • masonry shell

  14. Basement slab treatment

  15. Truss prep & air sealing

  16. LVL load bearing

  17. Truss Day!

  18. Truss overhang connection

  19. Systems • Existing System 2000 boiler • heat & hot water • 18 Seer air source Heat Pump • for AC upstairs • Panasonic Bath Fan • Haiku ceiling fan master New HRV

  20. Lights & Appliances • TCR Velux Sun Tunnel windowless • master bath • 85.7% qualifying interior lighting • 100% garage lighting • 440 kwh/yr refrigerator • .77 Dishwasher Energy Factor • Range propane • Electric Clothes Dryer • EF washer

  21. Costs, High Performance vs. Std • Cost of doing nothing • What does standard mean? • Standard is broke!

  22. Be flexible adapt to your building

  23. Happy Home Owners Something is wrong with our house? “We are thermal envelope believers!” Thank You! It’s zero outside, the heat is off and its 73 in here? Are we doing something wrong? Barb & Tim

  24. Lessons Learned • I would have used Platon instead of Homeslicker for subfloor drainage plane. • I would have used a smaller dia. Sun tube

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