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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. BA-PIRC Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
BA-PIRC Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
OSTI Identifier:
1219946
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-102013-3896
6142
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308; KNDJ-0-40339-00
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
hot-humid climate; retrofit best practices; affordable housing; foreclosed homes; whole-house energy improvement; existing homes; deep energy retrofit; HUD; NSP Classification Description: humid; academia/researcher; builder/contractor; analysis - data; analysis - modeling; climate category - humid; codes/design standards; construction - existing homes; field test results; energy ratings; testing methods - field; enclosure; space conditioning; hot water; other loads; single family detached; residential; residential building; Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIR

Citation Formats

McIlvaine, K., Sutherland, K., and Martin, E. Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1219946.
McIlvaine, K., Sutherland, K., & Martin, E. Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219946
McIlvaine, K., Sutherland, K., and Martin, E. 2013. "Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219946. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1219946.
@article{osti_1219946,
title = {Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate},
author = {McIlvaine, K. and Sutherland, K. and Martin, E.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.2172/1219946},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1219946}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}