Expert Meeting Report: Achieving the Best Installed Performance from High-Efficiency Residential Gas Furnaces

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219613· OSTI ID:1219613

Brand, Larry ^[1]

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1. Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR), Des Plaines, IL (United States)

This report describes a Building America expert meeting hosted on July 28, 2011, by the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) team. The purpose of this meeting was to identify installation practices that provide the best installed efficiency for residential gas furnaces, explain how AFUE and field efficiency can differ, and investigate the impact of installation practices on the efficiency and long-term durability of the furnace.

• Research Organization: Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR), Des Plaines, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• OSTI ID: 1219613
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102012-3536; 5665
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

PARR
gas furnaces
heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
HVAC
AFUE