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Brewster Woods soon to open affordable apartments that are also energy efficient

July 7, 2022

Windows

Cape Cod Times story

Tucked off Route 6A, Brewster Woods is putting nature to work.

An energy-recovery unit funnels fresh, outside air in and recycles heat from stale indoor air. The housing development is cloaked — inside, outside, underground, and on top — with thick insulation to seal in heat during the winter and keep it out during the summer.

The windows, imported from Poland, are five time thicker than building code requirements. With soon-to-be installed solar panels, the town's newest site for affordable housing will create more energy than it uses from utilities.

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