Field Evaluation of Four Novel Roof Designs for Energy-Efficient Manufactured Homes

Technical Report · Thu Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1234651· OSTI ID:1234651

Levy, E. ^[1]; Dentz, J. ^[1]; Ansanelli, E. ^[1]; Barker, G. ^[1]; Rath, P. ^[1]; Dadia, D. ^[1]

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1. ARIES Collaborative, New York, NY (United States)

"9A five-bay roof test structure was built, instrumented and monitored in an effort to determine through field testing and analysis the relative contributions of select technologies toward reducing energy use in new manufactured homes. The roof structure in Jamestown, California was designed to examine how differences in roof construction impact space conditioning loads, wood moisture content and attic humidity levels. Conclusions are drawn from the data on the relative energy and moisture performance of various configurations of vented and sealed attics.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1234651
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-5500-65437; DOE/GO-102015-4831
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING
residential
Residental Building
ARIES
Building America
Manufactured homes
energy efficiency
HUD Code
vented attic
attic ventilation
sealed attic
diffusion vent