Kitsap Energy Upgrade

Read news coverage about the project: Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, Oct. 8 Kitsap Sun, Oct. 5 Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (DJC), Oct. 4 DJC Green Building Blog, Sept. 20 Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, Sept. 1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Making Building Better—Kitsap Energy Upgrade Kitsap Home Builders Association Hosts Tours (September 27, 2011) The improvements made by the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Kitsap County to their Bremerton headquarters are now on display as a live demonstration Read the Rest →

Learn more about the Kitsap Energy Upgrade from Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 the Home & Remodel Expo. Learn more about the project, and try an energy efficiency scavenger hunt to win a prize! The Home & Remodel Expo will Read the Rest →

The Kitsap Energy Upgrade project was featured in the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal: HBA building retrofitted for energy efficiency in a demonstration project September 1, 2011 @ 10:00pm | Rodika Tollefson The Home Builders Association (HBA) of Kitsap County’s Bremerton Read the Rest →

One of the major goals of the project is to reduce air leakage. Before the project started, the HBA building was tested with a “blower door”, special equipment that pressurizes the building. At 50 Pascals of pressure, the building leaked Read the Rest →