Energy/Water Saving Parts and Materials used for HEET

The following companies and organizations helped by providing us with materials for the HEET Barn-Raising.

Hillside Hardware (325 Boston Ave, Medford)

Our local hardware store that has been very good to Grace Church over the years.
Parts/Materials used

• Weather Stripping Kits for doors
• Caulk for around windows (Siliconized Latex in brown, white and clear)
• Misc Nails

Advanced Energy Panels - Albany, NY

Interior Storm Window

Jim Devine went to extraordinary lengths to get us the interior storm windows in time for the event.  They do custom fit interior storm windows as well as DIY kits.  We installed 4 AEP interior storms at the back of the stage to eliminate the cold draft that has been coming through those very leaky stained glass windows.  Installation was a breeze.  Check out their site for video instructions on measuring and assembling kits.

Parts/Materials

• 4 AEP Interior Storm Windows custom built to fit

Energy Federation Incorporated (EFI) - Westbourough, MA

Q-lon weather stripping kits being
installed on double doors

EFI is the go to supplier for other HEET events as well as for many energy auditors in the New England area.  They have a wide range of good quality affordable products for saving energy and water including CFLs, faucet aerators, insulation and more.  They even sell the AEP interior storm window kits.  They environmentally friendly packaging and are great all around to work with.

Parts/Materials used (EFI Part# Description)

Toilet Tank Bank

• 5000.58 AUBE TH 140-28-01-B millivolt
• 6560.052 TAYL Refrigerator Therm. #3507
• 7005.149 BITS SmartSurge 7-Outlet SCG3
• 3540.13 Q-lon White w/Metal Carrier
• 3540.18 Q-lon White w/Wood Carrier
• 5010.16 Intermatic TN311C Timer 120v
• 3020.10 NIAG N3137 Toilet Tank Bank
• 1100.324 20w Earthmate T-2 Spiral 27k
• 1100.322 13w Earthmate T-2 Spiral 27k
• 1100.325 23w Earthmate T-2 Spiral 27k
• 4000.031 MD 3/4" Pipe Ins. 4x3' pieces
• 3000.422 WHE UA1C Ultra Saver Aerator

MA Water Resource Authority (MWRA)

low flow shower head, faucet aerators
and toilet leak detection dye pack

MWRA supplies water for most of the Metro-Boston area.  They are big into water conservation and will provide home owners with free low flow water fixtures:

• low flow 2.0 gpm shower heads
• 1.5 gpm faucet aerators
• toilet leak detection (dye packets)

MWRA provided us these materials for free and we handed out the shower heads, faucet aerators and dye packets at the HEET and have some left over.  Talk to Jonathan if you would use these in your homes or apartments.  You can request more from the MWRA site.

Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) - Cambridge, MA

Without help from HEET to identify the projects to tackle and help organize the event, it would not have been as successful as it was.  A special thanks to Audrey Schulman for her assistance, coaching and support.  They can always use more volunteers and have several barn-raisings planned already for this fall.