Northgate II Section 8 High-Rise: Saved $37,000 per year by reducing leakage

Owners of Northgate II, a Section 8 community in Camden, New Jersey, were looking to reduce energy costs associated with its 308-unit apartment high-rise. To receive upgrade funding through the State’s Multifamily Weatherization Assistance Program, they had to prove that upgrades would result in substantial energy savings and a payback period of ten years or less. Energy auditors brought in to evaluate and recommend an effective course of action specified changes be made to the building’s electrical and mechanical systems. They also insisted that Aeroseal be used to seal leaks throughout the high-rise’s entire duct system.