Completion

Completion date
01/01/2011

Occupancy

The building, 4 Balsam Way has been continuously occupied by at least 2 persons since we moved in January 2011 to now, November 2012. For the first 6 months we had a teenager living with us while she went to school locally. In the almost two year period, with an exception of two weeks this last summer and an occasional overnight visit to our families we have lived here continuously. One occupant is retired and home most all day and second occupant is a school teacher and works 10 months per year. Person days of occupancy = 1485.

Scope

We set three goals for the project, to maintain the historic character, make the renovation sustainable and green and provide an energy efficient building.

Type of Construction Retrofit
Number of buildings 1
Floor area of each building 2,134
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 2.5
Stories 2

Location and Climate Details

single-family residence

Address
4 Balsam Way
Clifton Park, NY 12065
United States
Location Type Suburaban
Climate Region Zone 5
Köppen Climate Type Dfb
Lat. / Long. POINT (-73.790919 42.833447)
Elevation 285 ft
Solar Insolation 3.97 kWh/m2/day
Annual CDD and Base Temp 1021 | 65 F
Annual HDD and Base Temp 6840 | 65 F

Site

Site conditions:
preexisting structure(s)