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Sisters receive energy-efficiency grant

5/13/2009

Sisters receive energy-efficiency grant

Sisters get grant for energy efficiency

CONCORDIA -- The Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia have received a $15,000 grant to help make the Motherhouse more energy-efficient.

The money from the Washington, D.C.-based Support Our Aging Religious will pay for 47 replacement windows for the 107-year-old building. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.

The order has been budgeting about $3,000 a year for window replacement. But with hundreds of windows on the five-story brick building, two-story tower, the Stafford Hall addition and a second annex, the process is expected to take several more years to complete.

The replacement windows will be made of energy-efficient, double-pane glass and will match the appearance of the old windows. As part of the installation, the frames around the windows will be insulated and sealed, further improving energy efficiency.