1001 Vilas Ave., Madison

Green Madison helps city homeowners save energy and money!
Don’t let looks fool you. From the outside it looks like your typical home, but step inside this 105 year old duplex and you will find energy efficient improvements throughout! David Bell and Renee Callaway worked with Green Madison to assess their home, make the energy efficient updates and verify the work was done correctly.
Improvements made:
Don’t let looks fool you. From the outside it looks like your typical home, but step inside this 105 year old duplex and you will find energy efficient improvements throughout! David Bell and Renee Callaway worked with Green Madison to assess their home, make the energy efficient updates and verify the work was done correctly.
Improvements made:
- Attic treatments:
- Air Sealing the entire exterior edges of the attic
- Insulate (to R-50) attic access hatch, dense pack insulation of the slopes (255 sf) with cellulose and insulate flat attic to R-50 (692 sf) from average R-38
- Insulation of abandoned masonry chimney to R-19
- Sidewall insulation with removal and reinstallation of asphalt shingle siding
- Sill box/rim joist insulation in basement
- Insulate Flat/low slope roof of the rear room of first floor
- Insulate Rear dining/entrance floor insulation from crawlspace below
- Dense pack porch ceiling above front bow window and dense pack floor triangles above side bow window
Green Features
- Energy Efficient Construction
- Improved Indoor Air Quality
Company Description:
Green Madison is a federally-funded program that works with City of Madison residents and businesses to achieve 15 percent overall energy savings through energy efficient improvements, including improvements to building shell, mechanicals, and appliances. To learn more, contact Green Madison at 877.399.1204 or visit the Green Madison website at cityofmadison.com/greenmadison.
Green Madison is a federally-funded program that works with City of Madison residents and businesses to achieve 15 percent overall energy savings through energy efficient improvements, including improvements to building shell, mechanicals, and appliances. To learn more, contact Green Madison at 877.399.1204 or visit the Green Madison website at cityofmadison.com/greenmadison.