The whole opening was wrapped with peel-and-stick membrane, leaving enough around the exterior to connect the new drainage plane. The interior sash stops and sashes were removed. To increase comfort during the renovation, windows were replaced first. The Synergy Companies, Owners Gary Bergeron and David Joyce Kohta Ueno, associate, Building Science Corporation Joseph Lstiburek, Fellow ASHRAE, principal, Building Science Corporation Pollutant removal at source (bath and kitchen exhaust fans).īetsy Pettit, FAIA, principal, Building Science Corporation Vapor control (materials designed to control the movement of water by vapor diffusion, to prevent accumulation that can result in damage to the building) Ĭombustion safety (fossil fuel burning appliances using sealed combustion technology) Īir change (provision for dilution of interior air with outside air) Thermal barrier/insulation (layer that controls heat flow by conduction between interior and exterior). ĭrainage plane (water-repellent materials designed to drain water-e.g., housewrap, building paper or taped facing on sheathing) Īir barrier (airtight continuous enclosure around conditioned space).Extensive information on these topics can be found on our company’s Web site ( Energy Reduction StrategiesĪll of the renovations used systems engineering principles to ensure good indoor air quality and longterm durability while providing deep energy reductions. Long-range plans called for four to five occupants. In the end, what was a four-bedroom, 1.5-bath house became a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath house with a fully conditioned basement to be used as an exercise and family room. One of the second-floor bedrooms was changed into a bathroom and laundry room in anticipation of future occupants.Īnother full bath was added in the now-conditioned attic. We replaced the bathroom and kitchen, which were in bad shape. The nonconditioned space included 1,000 ft 2 in the basement and an additional 600 ft 2 in the vented attic. While the original house enclosed 3,600 ft 2, only 2,000 ft 2 were intentionally conditioned. But it had beautiful plaster, interior wood trim and maple flooring that was in good shape and ready for another 100 years. This 1915 house never had any system upgrades, and still had its original wiring, plumbing and oilfired boiler. The windows’ location on different sides of each room also promotes natural ventilation. This concept means that quality daylight is available in every room during most daylight hours. The window-to-wall ratio is typically sparse, yet each room in the house has at least two windows on at least two sides of the house. They are typically crowned with a pyramid-shaped roof detailed with dormers. Most of these designs are nearly perfect squares, with a footprint ranging from 28 ft. The design is simple to understand and elegant in its efficient enclosure of space. These homes arrived via boxcar, making them particularly common in neighborhoods near rail lines. Sears offered 15 styles of Foursquare kits, which were available through the mail-order Modern Homes program. Photograph 1: Exterior of completed project Additional reproduction, distribution, or transmission in either print or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE's prior written permission.
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