Richmond Terrace Receives the Major Renovation Honor Award from Efficiency Vermont
Richmond Terrace Senior Living was the recipient of the Major Renovation Honor Award from Efficiency Vermont in 2015. Cathedral Square (owner) and Duncan Wisniewski Architecture (project architect) received the award at Efficiency Vermont’s Better Buildings by Design Conference on February 4, 2015. Efficiency Vermont’s “Best of the Best in Commercial Building Design & Construction” awards recognize innovative and integrated design approaches for energy efficiency in Vermont’s commercial, institutional, industrial and multifamily buildings. Richmond Terrace underwent a deep energy retrofit and capital improvement program in 2014. This is a 30 year old 16-unit affordable senior housing development in Richmond. Renovations included improvement of the thermal envelope, installation of air source heat pumps for heating and cooling, new windows, and a 13.3 KW ground mount solar PV array.