Re: [GBlist] 1850s building retrofit, Gloucester, MA

[Thomas Deerfield <tom@ti.cz>]

Here are the comments of our energy management specialist out here in 
Northern California, Rick Chitwood of Chitwood Energy Management 
(530-926-3539).
Some info on him is at http://hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/97/970915.html

I asked him if he would be interested in working on this kind of project, 
as he often works outside our area. (the IR he refers to is an infrared 
video camera that is used to find weak spots in the energy envelope)
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Tom,
This is the kind of job that we love.  The solution to this buildings
problems isn't some insulation and a very very big, very very expensive
heating system  -  the solution is a long list of improvements that provide
the most cost effective balance of initial costs and energy operating costs,
the best balance between envelope measures and equipment measures.

The 20 ton heating system proposed could cost $60,000.00

The key is performance.  Finding an envelope contractor that can assure
performance with IR and a blower door.  They need to find an EEBA certified
envelope contractor.

We would never get involved with a job like this since we aren't familiar
with local costs, weather, old building framing methods, etc.  It would be
easy to do specs - but what they need is performance.
Rick
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At 03:47 PM 9/23/2001 -0400, Aus wrote:
>BEWARE! L-o-n-g post!
>
>Last spring, we purchased the historical building that we've rented as
>our office space for many years. I believe it is of Greek Revival design
>and was originally constructed as a school for young women in the
>mid-1800s.


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