So my co-op is about to engage in a multi-year project to update all of our townhouses (building envelope, hvac). There are some requirements, and the rest we have to pay for on our own. I will be asking for all of the insulation. My question is I currently have an air conditioner I don't use. I grew up in the tropics so 100+ heat doesn't bother me. I live in the mid-atlantic. But I do want something so my roommate doesn't die. I was wondering if anyone had experience with air heat exchangers (heat recovery ventiliation, erv???). Would I have enough insulation to do this? Here is the list from the co-op (I have frame, built in 1941):
Required Items:
· Crawlspace improvements
· Sealing attic perimeters, sealing and
insulating attic hatches in frame and brick units
Optional Items to be paid for by individual members who select to have them:
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· One (1) inch insulation board on exterior walls
of frame units - I want this
· Increased attic insulation to a R-38 value
for frame and brick units - I want this
· Bathroom exhaust fans - I want this
· Time controller and humidity controller
for bathroom exhaust fans - maybe
· Kitchen exhaust fans - no
· New storm doors - no
· Split-system heat pumps - I already have electric baseboard heat, we will get new ones of these as they are 30 years old
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And feel free to comment on the other options as well. Thx.
Edited: They will be replacing all our windows and I plan to ask for triple pane.