Technical and practical problems of developing and implementing an improved retrofit audit: (Final report)

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5259716

McCold, L N; Schlegel, J A; Hewitt, D C

Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a retrofit audit suitable for use in the Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program. The audit selects the most cost-effective retrofits from among about a dozen building shell and heating system retrofits. The audit was field tested this past winter on 35 single-family houses in Wisconsin. This paper describes the important technical problems encountered in developing and implementing an accurate audit. Two types of technical problems were observed. The first type is that the best models available for determining the energy savings of some retrofits produce unreliable results. The second technical problem was related to the audit data;some of the data needed to make accurate energy savings estimates were difficult to obtain or were dependent on auditor judgement. The practical problems included policy or equity questions and difficulties encountered in implementing the audit. This paper discusses the various types of research needed. The discussion also serves to focus attention on the issues, which, it is hoped, will stimulate development of ideas for dealing with these technical and practical problems.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5259716
• Report Number(s): CONF-860818-19; ON: DE88007261
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320105* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Services-- (1987-)
320107 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Systems-- (1987-)
AUDITS
BUILDINGS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY AUDITS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GRANTS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
WEATHERIZATION