Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15011705· OSTI ID:15011705

Baechler, M C; Love, P M

This Building America Best Practices guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot and humid climate. The savings are in comparison with the 1993 Model Energy Code. The guide contains chapters for every member of the builder's team. There is also a chapter for homeowners on how to use the book to provide help in selecting a new home or builder.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15011705
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-550-36960; TRN: US200507%%714
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BUILDERS
CLIMATES
MANUALS
MARKETERS
WATER HEATING
HOUSES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
BUILDING AMERICA
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
HOT-HUMID CLIMATE
ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSE
BUILDER'S GUIDE
BEST PRACTICES
ENERGY SAVINGS
1993 MODEL ENERGY CODE
BUILDINGS