Brooklyn Brownstone DER

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Event Date: 

Friday, December 13, 2019

Location: 

Brooklyn, NY

CEU Information: 

CEUs: 3.0 AIA LU/HSW pending; certificates of attendance provided to all attendees

$25 Members/$35 Non-Members

NESEA's final Pro Tour of the 2019 season, featured a deep energy retrofit of a brownstone in Sunset Park – a retrofit that was performed with occupants in place!

The tour was led by the professional team who made this project possible.  Attendees learned the steps that were taken to meet a net-zero energy target, improve thermal comfort and air quality, protect the building from moisture, satisfy historic guidelines, and stay within the client’s budget.

Additional topics included: how to leverage financing mechanisms for historic rehabilitation and solar tax credits; how upgrades to comfort, air quality, durability, and energy performance were made at the lowest possible cost; and details about the air sealing process, including how to perform blower-door-guided air-sealing safely, how to get around existing blown-in insulation, and how to interface with insulation contractors.

Project Details

  • Units:  2
  • Type of Construction:  DER (completed July 2018)
  • Square footage: 3,000
  • 10 kw roof-mounted PV array, offsetting more than 100% of energy demand (simple payback period less than two years)
  • Owner duplex above, renter at garden level, unfinished basement below
  • Townhouse occupied for duration of work
  • Shell air sealing from 3,500 to 2,200 cfm50
  • Attic and side wall insulation
  • Heating and domestic hot water moved from gas to electric heat pump
  • Ventilation upgrades to kitchen, dryer, and whole house
  • Part of neighborhood renewable energy community

Schedule

2:00

Doors open, registration, networking and coffee

2:15

Welcome by NESEA

2:30

Presentation from hosts, featuring detailed information about project

3:15

Tour of project begins; attendees rotate through content-specific stations to hear from project experts

4:45 Q&A Panel with members of project team

5:30

Event concludes

 

If you have questions about this event, you can contact Florence at fmacgregor@nesea.org or 413-774-6051 x10.

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