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Originally Posted by Wookie
Great info - thanks
Not really doing it for the energy savings. From what I've heard a window is still a big hole in your wall and it's going to be inefficient regardless. I think I'm in a different situation than Vlad as mine is in a strata townhouse. The board is under obligation to keep the buildings in good shape. The windows have passed their mean failure period and as such they're beginning to replace them. What I want to do is get them all done at once. They're mostly being subsidized through a strong reserve fund with some special assessments to top it up. As I could afford the original plan to REPLACE THEM ALL I'm a little saddened by the new plan to replace as need be.
I don't want a mix match of random windows. Also I think all new windows and doors has a great resale component than a few here and there. Additionally I was ready for them to move last year so I could apply it to the HRTC... they were to slow.
The ecoenergy retrofit program ends March 2011. So everyone has 12 months to do any of these improvements as well, windows and doors @ $40 per (12 windows and doors, $480 returned) on a cost of $3,000 (that was the special assessment) was a good chunk of savings. Not to mention all the other things I'd then do. Toilets, sealing, insulation, etc. . .
Yeah, what's all this E stuff? E1 E2 E3?
Going to look for myself too.
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Actually I think it's 18 months. We had the energy audit in September. Since that time I've replaced our front door, two older toilets and blown insulation into the attic. I still have to caulk around all exterior light switches and plugs where you lose a ton of heat and some random spray foaming outside around my house where there are vents and stuff.