Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2. Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15020461· OSTI ID:15020461

Baechler, M. C. ^[1]; Taylor, Z. T. ^[1]; Bartlett, R. ^[1]; Gilbride, T. ^[1]; Hefty, M. ^[1]; Love, P. M. ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guidebook is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climates. The savings are in comparison with the 1993 Model Energy Code. The guide contains chapters for every member of the builder's team—from the manager to the site planner to the designers, site supervisors, the trades, and marketers. There is also a chapter for homeowners on how to use the book to provide help in selecting a new home or builder.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15020461
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-550-38360
• Resource Relation: Related Information: This is a revision of NREL/TP-550-37643 published June 2005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BUILDING AMERICA
HOT-DRY AND MIXED-DRY CLIMATE REGIONS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSES
HOME COMFORT
HOUSE DURABILITY
Buildings