Lake Street Associates
Lake Street Associates, an affordable multifamily property, is a 375-unit senior and multi-family housing complex consisting of 32 two-story townhouses, 12 two-story garden apartments and 1 nine-story apartment building. The owners applied to the NYSERDA AMP program in 2003 for assistance. As a subcontractor to the program, Wendel Duchscherer Architects and Engineers were assigned to provide services.
As Manager of Wendel Duchscherer’s residential programs, Susan Dee provided technical oversight, quality assurance and control and overall responsibility for the production of the site visit, energy assessment, TREAT model, and report. As principal of Susan Dee Associates, she was assigned the task of Principal Designee (PD) for tracking design and construction phases of the project.
A site visit, energy assessment, TREAT model, and final report were completed in May 2003 and consisted of recommendations amounting to $2,467,708, saving $171,466, 14,736 million BTUs, and 533,838 kWh. It consisted of the following energy efficiency measures:
Install Flow Restrictors in Showerheads- Install Flow Restrictors at Kitchen and Bathroom Sinks
- Weatherstrip Tower Entrance Doors
- Weatherstrip Apartment and Townhouse Entrance Doors
- Replace Laundry Entrance Doors
- Replace Patio Doors
- Replace Top Load Washers
- Upgrade Boilers and Domestic Hot Water Units
Upgrade Common Area Lighting - Install Sub-Metering in Apartments
- Install CO Detectors
The energy scope of work was part of a multi-million dollar tax credit rehabilitation of the entire complex. The work commenced in October 2004 and was completed with modifications in July 2006. The project was funded with private money, an Energy Smart loan, and a NYSERDA AMP Grant.