NREL Provides Guidance to Improve Thermal Comfort in High-Performance Homes (Fact Sheet)

Program Document · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1033447· OSTI ID:1033447

This technical highlight describes NREL research to develop recommendations on HVAC system design and operating conditions to achieve optimal thermal comfort in high-performance homes.

• 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: 1033447
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-5500-53741; DOE/GO-102012-3492; TRN: US201202%%880
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Building America: Technical Highlight, Building Technologies Program (BTP)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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