TaC Studios New Construction Test House

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1069161· OSTI ID:1069161

Butler, T. ^[1]; Curtis, O. ^[1]; Kim, E. ^[1]; Roberts, S. ^[1]; Stephenson, R. ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the construction of a new test home in Atlanta, GA in the mixed humid climate zone. This home will serve as a model home for the builder partner and addresses Building America energy savings targets through the planning and implementation of a design package will serve as a basis of design for the builder partner's future homes. As a BA test house, this home will be evaluated to detail whole house energy use, end use loads, and HVAC and hot water efficiency.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Buildings and Industry. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1069161
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR--5500-54887; DOE/GO-102013-3590; KNDJ-0-40335-00
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
Geothermal Ground Source Heat Pumps (GHP)
HVAC
Mixed-Humid Climate
New Construction Test Home (NCTH)
Short-Term Testing
Thermal Boundary