Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate

Technical Report · Thu Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1069164· OSTI ID:1069164

McIvaine, J. ^[1]; Sutherland, K. ^[1]; Martin, E. ^[1]

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

Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC). Researchers at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) worked with affordable housing partners renovating foreclosed homes built from the 1950's through the 2000's in the hot-humid climate (within the Southern census region), primarily in Florida. Researchers targeted a 30% improvement in whole-house energy efficiency along with the health and safety, durability, and comfort guidelines outlined in DOE's Builders Challenge Program (Version 1) Quality Criteria.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1069164
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO--102013-3896; KNDJ-0-40339-00
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
Academia/Researcher
Affordable Housing
Analysis - Data
Analysis - Modeling
Builder/Contractor
Buildings
Climate Category - Humid
Codes/Design Standards
Construction - Existing Homes
Deep Energy Retrofit
Electricity, Resources, and Buildings Systems
Enclosure
Energy Ratings
Existing Homes
Field Test Results
Foreclosed Homes
Hot Water
Hot-Humid Climate
Hud
Nsp Classification Description: Humid
Retrofit Best Practices
Space Conditioning
Testing Methods - Field
Whole-House Energy Improvement