Identification of RESNET HERS Index Values Corresponding to Minimal Complicance with the IECC Performance Path

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1133233· OSTI ID:1133233

Taylor, Zachary T.; Mendon, Vrushali V.

This analysis provides a limited evaluation of the relationship between the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index and the simulation-based performance approach used in the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Not all differences between the approaches are analyzed here; only a subset of the distinctions considered likely to result in quantifiable differences in the outcomes of the two approaches or otherwise believed to be of interest to code developers and policy makers are considered. This analysis evaluates, for a single-family residence with various characteristics, the ranges of HERS Index values that would result in compliance with the 2012 IECC.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1133233
• Report Number(s): PNNL-22560; BT0703000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English