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DOI 10.2172/6979563
Title Testing the effectiveness of mobile home weatherization measures in a controlled environment: The SERI CMFERT (Collaborative Manufactured Buildings Facility for Energy Research and Training) Project
Creator/Author Judkoff, R.D. ; Hancock, C.E. ; Franconi, E.
Publication Date1990 Mar 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 6979563; Legacy ID: DE90000323
Report Number(s)SERI/TP-254-3629
DOE Contract NumberAC02-83CH10093
Other Number(s)Other: ON: DE90000323
Resource TypeTechnical Report
Research OrgSolar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
Sponsoring OrgDOE/CE
Subject32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; MOBILE HOMES; WEATHERIZATION; PERFORMANCE TESTING; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DUCTS; ELECTRIC HEATING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEDERAL REGION VII; FLOORS; FURNACES; ROOFS; S CODES; SEALS; THERMAL INSULATION; WALLS; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER CODES; EFFICIENCY; HEATING; NORTH AMERICA; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SIMULATION; TESTING; USA
Related SubjectCONSERVATION; WEATHERIZATION; MOBILE HOMES; RETROFIT
Description/AbstractFor several years the Solar Energy Research Institute has been testing the effectiveness of mobile home weatherization measures, with the support of the US DOE Office of State and Local Assistance Programs Weatherization Assistance Program, the DOE Office of Buildings and Community Systems, the seven states within the federal Weatherization Region 7, the Colorado Division of Housing, and the DOE Denver Support Office. During the winter of 1988--89, several weatherization measures were thermally tested on three mobile homes under controlled conditions inside a large environmental enclosure. The effects of each weatherization measure on conduction losses, infiltration losses, and combined furnace and duct-delivered heat efficiency were monitored. The retrofit options included air sealing, duct repair, furnace tune-up, interior storm panels, floor insulation, and roof insulation. The study demonstrated that cost-effective heating energy savings of about 20% to 50% are possible if weatherization techniques adapted to the special construction details in mobile homes are applied. 24 refs., 18 figs., 9 tabs.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatMedium: ED; Size: Pages: (45 p)
AvailabilityNTIS, PC A04/MF A01 - OSTI; GPO Dep.
System Entry Date2008 Jul 10

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