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| Title | Residential building code compliance: Implications for evaluating the performance of utility residential new construction programs |
| Creator/Author | Vine, E. [Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States). Energy and Environment Div.] |
| Publication Date | 1996 May 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 418459; Legacy ID: DE97001258 |
| Report Number(s) | LBL--38382; CONF-9608106--8 |
| DOE Contract Number | AC03-76SF00098 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE97001258; CNN: Contract BG9228200; TRN: TRN: AHC29702%%74 |
| Resource Type | Conference |
| Resource Relation | Conference: 1996 American Council for an Energy-Efficieny Economy (ACEEE) summer study on energy efficiency in buildings, Pacific Grove, CA (United States), 25-31 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: May 1996 |
| Research Org | Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States);New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, NY (United States) |
| Subject | 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; HOUSES; BUILDING CODES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; COMPLIANCE AUDITS; BUILDERS; LOAD MANAGEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS |
| Description/Abstract | Knowing how well builders comply with (or exceed) energy-related building codes is critical for completing a sound evaluation of utility residential new construction programs and for determining the actual cost-effectiveness of these programs. Obtaining credit from utility regulators for additional energy savings from code compliance in participant houses as a result of the utility program is one of the key options available for utilities for improving the cost-effectiveness of these programs. In this paper, the authors examine residential building energy code compliance and specific code violations in three states (California, Oregon and Washington). They then compare residential building energy code compliance for program participants and nonparticipants as well as estimates of the energy savings impacts from noncompliance. The authors also point out some of the methodological limitations of these studies which limit the ability to generalize from these studies. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 21 p. |
| Availability | OSTI as DE97001258 To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| System Entry Date | 2009 Nov 10 |
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