Single-family building retrofit research. Multi-Year Plan FY 1986-FY 1991

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5576972

This Multi-Year Plan describes a research and development (R/D) agenda that will support private sector and public sector efforts to improve the energy efficiency of existing single-family (S-F) buildings. The Plan provides an overview of the characteristics of the S-F sector and summarizes private and government activities that have been directed at energy conservation retrofits in S-F buildings. The S-F Retrofit Research Program focuses primarily on space heating, air conditioning, and domestic hot water. These functions utilize about two-thirds of the residential energy supply. The annual energy use for all residential (S-F and M-F) space conditioning and domestic hot water is 5.5 quads (end use) or 9.2 quads (primary). The total potential energy savings for S-F households is 1.4 quads (end use) or 2.2 quads (primary). In terms of 1982 dollars, the potential residential savings would be worth an average of about $8 billion per year if all the potential could be captured. The research and information needs for the S-F Retrofit Research Program were classified into five areas: (1) program planning and support, (2) research on the application of retrofit measures/approaches, (3) basic applied research on new/improved retrofit measures, (4) technology adoption R/D, and (5) technology transfer. Within these program areas, there were several project areas that were recommended for research. The project area that had the highest priority was performance monitoring of retrofits in occupied buildings. It was determined that there was a need for a better understanding of the performance of retrofits in real buildings. This lack of knowledge on retrofits has led and continues to lead to the inappropriate solutions and less than optimal energy efficiency. The results from performance monitoring evaluations need to be modeled and presented in a manner so that improved retrofit choices can be made by energy auditors, service businesses, and homeowners.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5576972
• Report Number(s): ORNL/CON-207; ON: DE86013580
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RETROFITTING
AIR CONDITIONING
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
MONITORING
NATIONAL PROGRAM PLANS
PERFORMANCE
SPACE HEATING
WATER HEATING
BUILDINGS
EFFICIENCY
HEATING
320101* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Residential Buildings- (-1987)