Barre Street Apartments
Our Upgrades:
- We upgraded one boiler needed for one of our client's apartment building's.
- Our team added Solar DHW to the other building.
- Fully airsealed and insulated the attics, walls and foundation walls.
- Improved ventilation.
- Replaced their windows.
Client Savings:
Fuel Costs: 45%
Energy Use: 47%
Air Leakage: 67%
Post-Retrofit Energy Use Metrics (both heat & hot water):
4.8 BTU/SF/HDD
42.1 kBTU/SF
$52 per Unit per Month
or 12.3 gallons oil per unit per month equivalent





BARRE STREET APARTMENTS, MONTPELIER, VT
Owner & Developer: Downstreet Housing & Community Development
Architect: Scott + Partners
General Contractor: DEW Corp
- 2 buildings
- 20 apartments total
- 9,782 sq. ft.
- Built around 1900
- Our team installed an oil boiler with domestic hot water tank in each building.
- We added solar hot water on one building that was using 5,570 gallons (heat & hot water) total.