Contest Winners: The Workman Family

$5,000 MAKEOVER

LISA WORKMAN
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE

1978 Square foot

home built in 1948

CONTRACTOR: Albemarle housing improvement program (aHIP)

AHIP is collaborating with the following local contractors to complete the work: Key Green Energy Solutions, Robertson Electric and WeatherSeal.

"AHIP is thrilled to be a SmackDown winner! Our organization is devoted to helping families stay safe and healthy in their homes, and our work as a LEAP contractor underscores our mission. With LEAP we can focus on energy upgrades in addition to our everyday essential rehab and repair activities." -- AHIP

"It is such a satisfying experience when you can collaborate with your professional peers to bring a better quality of living to homeowners. We wanted to be part of the LEAP Smackdown to help a family do just that. We have been fortunate enough to be teamed with AHIP, Key Green and Weatherseal and feel with this winning combination the Workman's will be quite satisfied with the outcome." -- Robertson Electric

"The winning homeowners are using their prize money to make the most important energy efficiency improvements to their homes.  Some of the winners are taking this opportunity to get a PowerSaver loan from UVA Community Credit Union so that they can make even more changes to further reduce their energy use and make their homes more comfortable." -- Key Green Energy Solutions

Why This House? 

Lisa's family of three moved into this 1948 home about 20 years ago and have dealt with extreme comfort and moisture issues ever since. Their energy bills are moderately high but largely because they set their thermostats so low that they are freezing in the winters. And heavy rains create a river in their basement.

Basic Issues Uncovered in Home Energy Assessment:

• Vented crawl spaces open to leaky basement
• Converted garage aea very leaky and uninsulated
• Air handler and duct work in upper cold attic
• Persistent moisture issues around perimeter and on roof
• House is 7 times as leaky as it should be

Home Energy Improvements with Makeover:

• Crawl spaces conditioned iwth foam, basement sealed
• Garage/washroom addressed, sealed and insulted
• Upper attic conditioned with foam and ducts sealed
• Moisture issues addressed and resolved inside and out
• Huge leakage sites identified and sealed

Expected Benefits:

Improved indoor air quality, greater comfort throughout, air leakage reduced by 3/4.

Projected Energy Savings:

30-40%

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