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Hoping to help make the new CC President’s home more sustainable, Amanda Wierba ’10, Peter Kernan ’11, and Kyle Holmes ’11, performed a comprehensive energy audit of the house on Wood Avenue at the request of CC facilities services. Using a computer simulation of the performance of the house and possible retrofit work, the students wrote a thorough report on how to upgrade the energy efficiency of the building. That report became the basis of such modifications as removing all baseboard heaters, replacing windows, improving insulation, and converting some drafty fireplaces to natural gas.