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Title: Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England

Abstract

Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick building (a former convent) into condominiums. The research performed for this project provides information regarding advanced retrofit packages for multi-family masonry buildings in Cold climates. In particular, this project demonstrates safe, durable, and cost-effective solutions that will potentially benefit millions of multi-family brick buildings throughout the East Coast and Midwest (Cold climates). The retrofit packages provide insight on the opportunities for and constraints on retrofitting multifamily buildings with ambitious energy performance goals but a limited budget. The condominium conversion project will contribute to several areas of research on enclosures, space conditioning, and water heating. Enclosure items include insulation of mass masonry building on the interior, airtightness of these types of retrofits, multi-unit building compartmentalization, window selection, and roof insulation strategies. Mechanical system items include combined hydronic and space heating systems with hydronic distribution in small (low load) units, and ventilation system retrofits for multifamily buildings.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Building Science Corporation, Somerville, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Building Science Corporation, Somerville, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
OSTI Identifier:
1220234
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-102013-3919
6474
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308; KNDJ-0-40337-3
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
retrofit; budget constrain; multi-family; mass masonry building; enclosure; space conditioning; water heating; freeze-thaw; rebates; incentives; wall retrofit; air barrier; airtighness; air sealing; compartmentalization; window selection; roof insulation; combined hydronic and space heating system; hydronic distribution; ventilation system; individual HRV unit; central HRV system; residential; residential buildings; BSC; Building America

Citation Formats

Ueno, K., Kerrigan, P., Wytrykowska, H., and Van Straaten, R. Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1220234.
Ueno, K., Kerrigan, P., Wytrykowska, H., & Van Straaten, R. Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1220234
Ueno, K., Kerrigan, P., Wytrykowska, H., and Van Straaten, R. 2013. "Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1220234. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1220234.
@article{osti_1220234,
title = {Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England},
author = {Ueno, K. and Kerrigan, P. and Wytrykowska, H. and Van Straaten, R.},
abstractNote = {Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick building (a former convent) into condominiums. The research performed for this project provides information regarding advanced retrofit packages for multi-family masonry buildings in Cold climates. In particular, this project demonstrates safe, durable, and cost-effective solutions that will potentially benefit millions of multi-family brick buildings throughout the East Coast and Midwest (Cold climates). The retrofit packages provide insight on the opportunities for and constraints on retrofitting multifamily buildings with ambitious energy performance goals but a limited budget. The condominium conversion project will contribute to several areas of research on enclosures, space conditioning, and water heating. Enclosure items include insulation of mass masonry building on the interior, airtightness of these types of retrofits, multi-unit building compartmentalization, window selection, and roof insulation strategies. Mechanical system items include combined hydronic and space heating systems with hydronic distribution in small (low load) units, and ventilation system retrofits for multifamily buildings.},
doi = {10.2172/1220234},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1220234}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}