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Home Energy Audits and Retrofits

Ten homes per year per community are chosen for the insulation and air sealing work – home energy audits and retrofits are a major conservation tool used at Attawapiskat FN, Kashechewan FN & Fort Albany FN to conserve power.

Choosing the Homes for Energy Audits and Retrofits (Key Criteria)

  • High “blower door test” number (leaky house)
  • Low insulation levels in attic and walls
  • Foundation level and dry
  • Roof not leaking, shingles and flashings in good shape

COTC Energy Retrofit Work

  • Air seal attic floor, install HRV ductwork
  • Insulate attic (blown-in insulation 19” – R50)
  • Air seal window and door frames
  • Install and tape weather barrier on exterior walls
  • Insulate exterior and crawlspace walls with 1.5” of extruded polystyrene (adding R7.5) and crawlspace walls, sealed at all seams

Health and Safety Work

  • Install sealed poly over dirt floor in crawlspace
  • Install Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) for continuous fresh air in the home

COTC Progress To Date on Energy Audits and Retrofits

  • COTC Crews have retrofitted approximately 30 homes per community – 90 in total
  • Anticipate doing energy retrofits on at least 60 more homes by 2020.
  • On average the energy retrofits are lowering energy bills by 25%, some homes are seeing 40% + reduction!

Average Costs and Savings

  • Average retrofit cost/unit $12,700,Includes retrofit materials and crew salaries
  • Training cost/year/community $31,000
  • Admin, equipment and shipping costs/year/community $217,000
  • Average kWh savings/unit/month = 390 kWh
  • COTC target average, kWh savings/unit/month = 240 kWh

 

 

Success Through Collaboration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TcZGRYOdOY

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