WARTIME IN RITCHIE

Stuart and Meg undertook a deep energy retrofit project encompassing the complete renewal of a modest 1943 wartime home in Edmonton’s Ritchie community. Performing most of the work themselves, they transformed the knock-down ready residence into a healthy, comfortable, and energy efficient home.

The project achieved an 80% reduction in energy consumption through exterior super-insulation and airtightness (0.7ACH@50Pa), as well as new highly efficient HVAC systems. After 9 years the home was sold, recovering all costs, along with an acceptable margin for the self-performed work.

Below is a before/after comparison from May 2013 to July 2022:

Home as purchased, May 2013

Retrofit home as sold, 2022.