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Title: Emergency building temperature restrictions. Final evaluation

Abstract

On July 5, 1979, DOE promulgated final regulations of the Emergency Building Temperature Restrictions program, placing emergency restrictions on thermostat settings for space heating, space cooling, and hot water in commercial, industrial, and nonresidential public buildings. The final regulations restricted space heating to a maximum of 65/sup 0/F, hot water temperature to a maximum of 105/sup 0/F, and cooling temperature to a minimum of 78/sup 0/F. A comprehensive evaluation of the entire EBTF program for a nine-month period from July 16, 1979 is presented. In Chapter 1, an estimate of the population of buildings covered by EBTR is presented. In Chapter 2, EBTR compliance by building type and region is reported. Exemptions are also discussed. In Chapter 3, the simulations of building energy use are explained and the relative impact of various building characteristics and effectiveness of different control strategies are estimated. Finally, in Chapter 4, the methodology for scaling the individual building energy savings to the national level is described, and estimated national energy savings are presented.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
6590319
Report Number(s):
ANL/ENG-80-07
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; FEDERAL BUILDINGS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; WATER HEATERS; AIR CONDITIONING; COMPLIANCE; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DATA COMPILATION; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL COMFORT; APPLIANCES; BUILDINGS; CONTROL; DATA; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; HEATERS; HEATING; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; SIMULATION; 320102* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Office Buildings- (-1987); 320103 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- School, Municipal, & Other Public Buildings- (-1987); 320104 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Commercial & Industrial Buildings- (-1987); 291000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation

Citation Formats

. Emergency building temperature restrictions. Final evaluation. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/6590319.
. Emergency building temperature restrictions. Final evaluation. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6590319
. 1980. "Emergency building temperature restrictions. Final evaluation". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6590319. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6590319.
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title = {Emergency building temperature restrictions. Final evaluation},
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abstractNote = {On July 5, 1979, DOE promulgated final regulations of the Emergency Building Temperature Restrictions program, placing emergency restrictions on thermostat settings for space heating, space cooling, and hot water in commercial, industrial, and nonresidential public buildings. The final regulations restricted space heating to a maximum of 65/sup 0/F, hot water temperature to a maximum of 105/sup 0/F, and cooling temperature to a minimum of 78/sup 0/F. A comprehensive evaluation of the entire EBTF program for a nine-month period from July 16, 1979 is presented. In Chapter 1, an estimate of the population of buildings covered by EBTR is presented. In Chapter 2, EBTR compliance by building type and region is reported. Exemptions are also discussed. In Chapter 3, the simulations of building energy use are explained and the relative impact of various building characteristics and effectiveness of different control strategies are estimated. Finally, in Chapter 4, the methodology for scaling the individual building energy savings to the national level is described, and estimated national energy savings are presented.},
doi = {10.2172/6590319},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6590319}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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