True or False: Clark Hall leaks like a sieve?Answer, somewhat. Cozy Home performed building envelope air barrier testing on Clark Hall at Smith College on July 26th. The single point test required three blower doors and the building leakage rate was 14,000 CFM50 for the 7,000+ sqft administration building. What does this number mean? When [...]
Shelburne Falls, MA Project Completion: 04/16/2011 $2,700.00 Incentive Awarded And a Year Later.... The Results! 06/14/2012 “Hi Mark - I've been meaning to write to say thanks for all the great work over here. We would have considered it a worthwhile undertaking even if we had only seen subtle changes in our home environment, but [...]
Easthampton, MA 06/12/2012 $3,260.00 Incentive Awarded Work-scope: Repair of thermal boundary - attic flat, gambrel knee-walls, basement sill band, ventilation."I've been extremely pleased and impressed with the professionalism of your crew and I don't anticipate any problems upon their completion. I would not hesitate recommending you or your crew to anyone I know. Thanks.Mike J. As [...]
Smith purchased the building in 1889 and operated it as a boarding house. Today it is used as an administration building for Student Affairs. This project is one of many that has been designed to support the "Strategic Climate Action Management Plan" (SCAMP), which has the goal of making Smith College carbon neutral by 2030.
Good news for WMECO and Columbia Gas customers! An additional $500 incentive has been approved and is good through August 31st. What this means is that your potential total incentive for eligible insulation measures has increased from $2,700 to $3,200! Take advantage of this limited offer and save money, while increasing your home comfort, safety [...]
Junio Anthes-Moody interned for Cozy Home Performance, which provides audits, weatherization services, & thermal envelope retrofits. Cozy Home is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and was one of the businesses which contributed valuable input when the RE/EE program was getting started under the Sustainable Practices in Construction (SPC) grant. To get the position, [...]
Mass Save rebates go toward an advanced home energy performance project. written by Sally Pick, SJP Environmental Consulting, LLC " Motivated by the need to fix the cause of ice damming and water leaks and by the desire for a comprehensive energy improvements to my home, I followed in the footsteps of a friend in [...]
This may have been one of my personal favorite projects of the year. The Pick job evolved from a 'take Mass Save to the next level' to a comprehensive whole house building retrofit.
"You have been responsive, happy to explain and answer questions, and have done excellent quality work. You made getting rebates from Mass Save easy, and helped us with what we needed to get the tax savings. Best of all, we've already noticed that we don't need to turn on the heat as often."
What a lesson this project was. More so about human dynamics, but the retrofit was varied and challenging. The main house is a historic 17th century post and beam structure. The carriage house is a converted barn. Both houses suffered from ice damming and comfort issues. Ductwork in the attic was encapsulated with [...]
