Improving the Efficiency of an 80-yr Old House via Envelope Upgrades

The Waddell-Shankland Household

By The Waddell-Shankland Household

As the first step to to reducing the carbon intensity of our home, we’ve focussed the last two weeks on sealing and insulating our home envelope to ensure we are more efficient with our cooling and heating. In this video, we walk through our progress on what we decided to do (insulating in the basement and attic, air sealing, installing a green roof) and talk about why we choose to do those things.

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