On June 26, at the Cambridge, MA YWCA Emergency Family Shelter, about 30 people from Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET)
Reduced the leakiness of the building by 12% (reducing the air leakage by 1,500 cubic feet per minute as tested by a pre and post blower door test. Each 100 cfm reduction = 7 therms of gas savings. Thus saving $1,480 for them over the next decade in heating.)
Installed 20 cfls [compact fluorescent lights] (saving probably $11 per year on each one because of the high occupancy of the building)
Installed 3 incandescent exit signs with LED retrofit kits (saving 36 watts per bulb 24 hours a day all year long. Since there were 2 bulbs in each of the 3 signs this will save over $388 in total per year)
Installed 7 low flow showerheads (each saving $42 each in heating the water and $26 in water and sewer charges) $476
Installed 2 programmable thermostats which can save up to 10% on heating if used to turn the temperature down during the winter when no one is home or everyone is sleeping.
We did other work too, but we should save the shelter at least $14,260 in total in energy bills over the next decade.
Thanks for all your work.
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