Window InsertsThe 2023 Community Build was a great success: 268 inserts assembled, for 38 households, with the help of about 115 volunteers. The 2024 Community Build will be 9/26 through 10/2, in the parish hall of the Norwich Congregational Church.
You can sign up here for inserts to be built at the 2024 Community Build. Sample Price Chart for 2023
Inserts are custom built to the exact measurements of your windows and are custom priced. Below are sample prices; your exact price will vary. If you'd like to support getting inserts to all the households that need them, you can donate here.
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Vermont and New Hampshire have some of the oldest housing stock in the nation, which means many residents suffer high heating bills and can still barely keep their homes warm— an issue that is particularly urgent for low income residents and seniors.
To help with this problem, the Norwich Energy Committee and Sustainable Hanover are collaborating to make custom-built, attractive, interior storm window inserts for Norwich and Hanover residents.
This blog from Efficiency Vermont provides guidance on replacing or repairing your windows.
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Comments from customers:
All my inserts fit/work perfectly, including the minis! Thank you for the accurate measuring and help... It was fun to spend the morning with new teammates on the assembly line... -Charlie
[We] installed the inserts easily. Good measuring on your part as well as precision work by other volunteers!! - BJ
We love the window inserts. -Lucinda Walker, Norwich Public Library
The window inserts are wonderful. They were easy to install. I’m loving them. -Becky
They’re great! Noticeably less drafty in the rooms where we installed them. - Rebecca
My inserts all fit perfectly and I'm feeling secure that less precious warm air escapes. I will volunteer again another year to pay back the generosity shown me. -Sandy
Normally when the outside temperatures drop below 20 degrees at night, our windows form a thin layer of frost around the bottom of the glass. Now with the window inserts that is not happening at all! When walking by the windows with the inserts on chilly days/nights, I no longer feel a slight "breeze". This is a huge improvement. I'm so thankful. -Abby
Our inserts are working great - especially in the upstairs bathroom when we take our showers in these cold temperatures. -Cathy
We have noticed it is easier to keep the house warmer now during these colder weather days after installing the inserts. They were easy to install and all were sized correctly. It was a job well done! We thank you. -Hanover customer
All my inserts fit/work perfectly, including the minis! Thank you for the accurate measuring and help... It was fun to spend the morning with new teammates on the assembly line... -Charlie
[We] installed the inserts easily. Good measuring on your part as well as precision work by other volunteers!! - BJ
We love the window inserts. -Lucinda Walker, Norwich Public Library
The window inserts are wonderful. They were easy to install. I’m loving them. -Becky
They’re great! Noticeably less drafty in the rooms where we installed them. - Rebecca
My inserts all fit perfectly and I'm feeling secure that less precious warm air escapes. I will volunteer again another year to pay back the generosity shown me. -Sandy
Normally when the outside temperatures drop below 20 degrees at night, our windows form a thin layer of frost around the bottom of the glass. Now with the window inserts that is not happening at all! When walking by the windows with the inserts on chilly days/nights, I no longer feel a slight "breeze". This is a huge improvement. I'm so thankful. -Abby
Our inserts are working great - especially in the upstairs bathroom when we take our showers in these cold temperatures. -Cathy
We have noticed it is easier to keep the house warmer now during these colder weather days after installing the inserts. They were easy to install and all were sized correctly. It was a job well done! We thank you. -Hanover customer