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Title The demise of residential new construction programs: Is there life after death?
Creator/Author Vine, E.L.
Publication Date1995 May 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 567360; Legacy ID: DE98001376
Report Number(s)LBL--36976; CONF-950817--
DOE Contract NumberAC03-76SF00098
Other Number(s)Other: ON: DE98001376; TRN: TRN: AHC29801%%47
Resource TypeConference
Resource RelationConference: 7. international conference on energy program evaluation: uses, methods and results, Chicago, IL (United States), 23-25 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
Research OrgLawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring OrgUSDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Subject32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LOAD MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING CODES
Description/AbstractBased on an evaluation of 10 residential new construction programs sponsored by investor-owned utilities in the US, the authors find that many of these programs are in dire straits and are in danger of being discontinued because they are not cost-effective. They believe that the cost-effectiveness of residential new construction programs can be improved by: (1) reducing program marketing costs and developing more effective marketing strategies; (2) promoting technologies and advanced building design practices significantly exceeding state and federal standards; (3) recognizing these programs` role in increasing compliance by participants with existing state building codes; and (4) obtaining an energy-savings credit for program spillover (market transformation) impacts. The issues involved in evaluating residential new construction programs will be challenging as evaluators attempt to quantify the savings from program spillover.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatMedium: P; Size: 23 p.
Availability OSTI as DE98001376
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