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Title: Energy performance standards for new buildings: economic analysis

Abstract

This assessment determines the major economic impacts of the implementation of the standards on affected groups, and evaluates the effectiveness of the standards as an investment in energy conservation. The analyses examine the impacts on individual owners, construction industry, and the Nation. Chapter 2, Summary, briefly displays the results of the analysis. Chapter 3, Approach, describes the methodology used to evaluate the standards for the various building types and perspectives. The basis and structure for evaluating the standards' impacts on occupants and the Nation are described. Chapter 4, Building Microeconomics, evaluates the net economic effects of changes in building cost and energy use for three categories of buildings: single family residential, commercial and multifamily residential, and mobile homes. Chapter 5, Primary National Impacts, develops forecasts of energy savings and national costs and benefits both with and without implementation of the standards. Chapter 6, Impacts on Selected Building Industries, estimates changes in labor and material use in building construction and assesses the importance of these changes. Chapter 7, Net National Impacts, assesses the effects of changes in energy consumption and construction of new buildings on the national economy, including such factors as national income, investment, employment, and balance of trade. Detailsmore » of models and data bases used in the analysis are included in Appendixes A through I. (MCW)« less

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Buildings and Community Systems
OSTI Identifier:
5670127
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS-0129
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; STANDARDS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; BUDGETS; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST; DATA COMPILATION; DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSES; IMPLEMENTATION; INCOME; MAPS; MOBILE HOMES; NUMERICAL DATA; PERFORMANCE; TABLES; DATA; DATA FORMS; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; 320100* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Buildings; 291000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation; 298000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Consumption & Utilization

Citation Formats

. Energy performance standards for new buildings: economic analysis. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
. Energy performance standards for new buildings: economic analysis. United States.
. 1980. "Energy performance standards for new buildings: economic analysis". United States.
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