Hybrid Wall Evaluation for Ten New Construction Homes in Wyandotte, Michigan

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219882· OSTI ID:1219882

Lukachko, A. ^[1]; Grin, A. ^[1]; Bergey, D. ^[1]

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1. Building Science Corporation, Somerville, MA (United States)

The Wyandotte NSP2 project aims to build 20 new houses and retrofit 20 existing houses in Wyandotte, MI. This report details the design and construction of 10 new houses in the program. Wyandotte is part of a Michigan State Housing Development Authority-lead consortium that is funded by HUD under the NSP2 program. The City of Wyandotte has also been awarded DOE EE&CBG funds that are being used to develop a district GSHP system to service the project. This draft report examines the energy efficiency recommendations for new construction at these homes.

• Research Organization: Building Science Corporation, Somerville, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308; KNDJ-0-40337-00
• OSTI ID: 1219882
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102013-3634; 6068
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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