Case Study SLAYING DRAFTS & NOISE IN BROOKLYN New York City winters are tough. New York City winters with enormous windows so drafty they send the shade swinging back and forth are merciless, powerful monsters. This was Laurie Duncan’s seasonal cross to bear in the converted warehouse apartment she and her husband bought 17 years ago in Brooklyn. What ultimately spurred them to fortify their home against the brutal weather was a quest for energy efficiency. They had just finished swapping every incandescent bulb with an LED in their elaborately lit place and their energy bills were plummeting. “We were making such strides in our energy consumption and monetary outlay,” said Laurie. “We asked, ‘What else can we do?’” They were staring straight through it: strengthen those win

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