[Greenbuilding] [BULK] energy efficiency and renovations

[Clarke Olsen]

     You might want to move programable thermostat up to the top 5,
     efficient appliances being a given.
     Most of us will cut the night temp waay back IF we know we will
     be comfortable in the am. Unless you have achieved the kind of
     tightness that loses little over night....
     Clarke Olsen

On Mar 24, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Lawrence Lile wrote:

> 1. Make it small - don't add any rooms in a renovation, maybe turn  
> some
> space into unheated mudrooms, storage areas.
>
> 2. Make the walls somewhere between R-25 and R-30 (applies to the
> Midwest where R-19 is the Norm) or more for more northerly climates
>
> 3. Make the roof approx. R-60
>
> 4. Orient the house to catch solar energy in the winter, and shade it
> out in the summer
>
> 5. Install energy star rated appliances and high efficiency HVAC
>
> Too bad I only get 5, the next 5 would be:
>
> 6. Superior caulking and weatherstripping
>
> 7. Delete the clothes dryer (this could cut energy use in an average
> family by 10- 20%!) and make the clothesline easy to use from the
> laundry
>
> 8. good quality windows with moveable insulation panels
>
> 9. programmable thermostats with night setback
>
> 10. foundation perimeter insulation
>
>
> Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
> Project Solutions Engineering
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Amelia
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> Subject: [BULK] [Greenbuilding] energy efficiency and renovations
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> If you were doing a serious renovation, what are the top 5 things you
> would do to maximize a home's energy efficiency?
>
>
>
> Amelia LoDolce
>
> Sustainable Development Planner
>
> Department of Planning, Housing & Community Development
>
> City Hall, 38 Hawley St
>
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>
> (607) 772-7028
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