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Originally Posted by Table 5
Yep, that's definitely part of the plan. A lot less sexier of course, but pretty important.
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I would say it's the most important.
A few years back, we went from a 1960's era 780 ft^2 bungalow where we added insulation in every room we renovated (but didn't replace the windows or doors) to a late 80's era 2800 ft^2 2-story built with 6" walls and excellent windows. Our gas usage didn't change at all (though the electrical bill went up because there are more lights for Mrs. Bownesian to leave on).
I was astonished that tripling the external surface area didn't increase the heating load. Our new place is so well insulated that we can't hardly hear the train that rumbles by 10 times a day about 80m from my bedroom window.