RESFEN: A residential fenestration performance design tool
This paper describes the development of a prototype PC-based computer program called RESFEN. The program calculates the heating and cooling energy performance and costs of residential fenestration systems. Regression analysis of a data base of DOE-2 building energy simulations of single- and two-story residential buildings was used to develop algrbraic expressions that form the basis of the calculation procedure. The user can vary geographic location, electricity and gas cost, infiltration and internal load levels, HVAC all wall type as well as window size, U-value, and shading coefficient for the four cardinal orientations of north, east, south, and west. Incremental changes in energy use due to obstructions, overhangs, and interior shades can also be calculated. 7 refs., 4 figs., 5 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 5129766
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-31176; CONF-920108--1; ON: DE92000812
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AC SYSTEMS
AESTHETICS
BUILDINGS
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COOLING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HEATING SYSTEMS
HVAC SYSTEMS
MATHEMATICS
NATURAL GAS
OPENINGS
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER SYSTEMS
R CODES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SHADING
SIMULATION
STATISTICS
THERMAL COMFORT
U VALUES
WINDOWS