Sean Maxwell has been with Steven Winter Associates, Inc. for more than four years in their multifamily division. He has extensive experience testing small and large residential buildings as a HERS rater and Certified Energy Manager. His recent work has focused on cost-effective retrofits for multifamily buildings.
Multifamily Ventilation Retrofits for Energy Savings
Ever feel like something's missing from your multifamily audit? It could be the ventilation system. [continue reading]
Favorite Multifamily Retrofits
Which retrofit is better: changing the boiler or changing the lighting? There are so many possibilities for multifamily buildings that choosing the "best" retrofit depends a lot on your definition. Are you after the most ... [continue reading]
Favorite Multifamily Retrofits, Part 2
Energy Storage, Low-Flow Aerators, and Ventilation [continue reading]
Boiler Survey Data Bonanza
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In 2014, Steven Winter Associates (SWA) was asked to review an entire portfolio of very similar buildings with the intention of developing a current inventory of heating equipment and identifying maintenance and capital upgrade priorities. A ... [continue reading]
Ventilation: The Only Way That Passive Vents Will Work
Exhaust-only ventilation is one of the most common strategies for single-family and multifamily buildings alike. In multifamily structures, exhaust is pulled out of the apartments, often in bathrooms and/or kitchens, and fresh air is ... [continue reading]
What Aerosol Taught Us About Compartmentalization
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Every once in a while in my previous job at Steven Winter and Associates I got to work on something very cool with the real experts—folks like Mark Modera and Curtis Harrington at ... [continue reading]
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