Recurve
www.recurve.com
Free Phone Consultation 1-800-645-1675
1167 Mission St, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
In November 2009, Sustainable Spaces became Recurve.
Recurve inspected and analyzed the home prior to renovation. Engineers tested the functionality of the home’s energy systems and modeled the home’s existing energy requirements.
After the testing, Recurve designed building envelope improvements to reduce the energy load of the house and modeled the prescribed improvements. The maximum energy load was reduced 54% with the proposed improvements. Recurve improved the building envelope by insulating the sub floor, exterior walls and attic with cellulose insulation.
Recurve designed the new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The system uses an air source heat pump and air-to-water heat exchanger to produce hot water. The hot water storage tank is for domestic use, radiant floor heating and forced air heating.
Recurve calculated the necessary size of the solar panel array. They determined that a 100% photovoltaic (PV) system was the most cost effective way to reach the renovation’s net zero energy goals.
Recurve improves the energy performance of existing, older houses, so they lessen their impact on the environment and global warming. The company is now the leading specialist in the growing field of home performance retrofitting. Founded in 2004 as Sustainable Spaces, Recurve has tested over 1000 homes, and has retrofitted more homes than any other home performance contractor on the West Coast.
The company does this by applying building science when evaluating and retrofitting each home performance project. Sustainable Spaces looks at how each component—energy, windows, appliances, heating and ventilation—impacts energy efficiency, air quality and comfort. Through multiple steps, Recurve works with homeowners to audit, measure, fix, re-measure and continuously monitor the home performance of our clients.
Recurve experts include BPI Certified Technicians, LEED Accredited Professionals, HERS Raters, GreenPoint Raters, and Certified Green Building Professionals. The company helps clients understand the most cost-effective way to maximize the health, comfort, and efficiency of their homes.
News
Predictions Of A Booming Green Home Retrofit Market
TechPulse360 November 11, 2009
“There are more than 500 green home and building retrofitters in the United States, but few that can outmuscle Sustainable Spaces, soon to be Recurve, in California’s San Francisco Bay Area..”
White House to Push for Easier Financing for Home Retrofits
Greentech Media October 19, 2009
“The Vice President today unveiled Recovery through Retrofit, a program and report designed to lay the groundwork for a full-fledged program for home energy retrofits….Some of the companies to watch include Sustainable Spaces (green retrofits and software).”
Matt Golden, Sustainable Spaces CEO Guest Column: The Home Energy Challenge
Greentech Media September 16, 2009
“Sustainable Space’s founder Matt Golden presents a sustainable approach to reducing residential carbon emissions while creating jobs for American workers.”
Blowing up the House for Energy Efficiency
KQED August 26, 2009
“Tom White is the Publisher of Home Energy. He’s gotten to know a lot about home performance in this job over the last few years. He knows about blower doors and pressure envelopes, duct blasters and thermal envelopes; and has been initiated into the knowledge that you never use duct tape on ducts. But there was one more initiation to go. So he went to the Web to find someone to do an energy audit on his house.”
How To ‘Green’ Your Home
Forbes.com April 16, 2009
“You could spend tens of thousands of dollars putting solar panels on your roof, but you’d probably be better off first focusing on improving your home’s energy efficiency. So says Matt Golden, founder and president of Sustainable Spaces”
Green living resource guide
San Francisco Bay Guardian April 14, 2009
“Greening your domestic life starts with revising your habits, but the next step is revising your actual surroundings. A consultation from the folks at Sustainable Spaces will identify the areas where you can make the most substantial difference.”
One Family’s Quest
San Jose Mercury News March 13, 2009
“The Griffiths signed up to have just about every nook and cranny of their home scrutinized by Sustainable Spaces, a Bay Area company that specializes in what it calls a “whole house” approach to maximizing comfort and energy efficiency.”