Building America Performance Analysis Procedures: Revision 1

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15007873· OSTI ID:15007873

Hendron, R; Anderson, R; Judkoff, R; Christensen, C; Eastment, M; Norton, P; Reeves, P; Hancock, E

To measure progress toward multi-year Building America research goals, cost and performance trade-offs are evaluated through a series of controlled field and laboratory experiments supported by energy analysis techniques that use test data to''calibrate'' energy simulation models. This report summarizes the guidelines for reporting such analytical results using the Building America Research Benchmark (Version 3.1) in studies that also include consideration of current Regional and Builder Standard Practice. Version 3.1 of the Benchmark is generally consistent with the 1999 Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Reference Home, with additions that allow evaluation of all home energy uses.

• 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: 15007873
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-550-35567; TRN: US200423%%317
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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