Residential HVAC Installation Practices: A Review of Research Findings

Technical Report · Mon Jun 18 04:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1471172· OSTI ID:1471172

This report summarizes relevant findings from available literature and research that were evaluated to better quantify the potential benefits of improving current installation practices for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment in existing homes (i.e., equipment replacements). Although some of the findings may be informative and applicable to the new construction market, this report focuses on analyses specific to the single-family residential HVAC replacement market. The research findings summarized in this report reveal that improving the installation of central heating and air conditioning systems has the potential to decrease operating and maintenance costs, decrease equipment purchase price, improve indoor air quality and overall indoor comfort, and reduce household energy consumption by mitigating a variety of common system performance issues.

• Research Organization: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, D.C. (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building Technologies Office Corporate)
• OSTI ID: 1471172
• Report Number(s): DOE/EE--1699; 7931
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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