This retrofit house is located in Northampton, MA (Cold Climate). It involved adding two layers of 2” foil-faced polyisocyanurate rigid insulation above the roof deck and netted dense pack cellulose insulation to the rafter cavities. The walls were retrofitted to add two 2” layers of foil-faced polyisocyanurate rigid insulation to the exterior of the wall sheathing and dense pack cellulose insulation in the framing cavities. The windows were replaced and open-cell spray foam insulation was added at the mud sill. 5” of closed-cell spray foam insulation were added to the interior of the foundation wall and a new slab with 2” EPS under slab insulation was cast over the existing slab.
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For complete details on this deep energy retrofit project, go to
National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program–Comprehensive Retrofit of 1859 Victorian