Mobile home weatherization research project: Final summary report

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5616088

Laverty, J A

Four weatherization programs and a control group for 742 mobile homes were analyzed in Appalachian Ohio between March 1986 and December 1987. The mean first year fuel savings for each program were 1.2% with a payback of 67.2 years, 2.8% with a payback of 27.63 years, 1.0% with a payback of 13.09 years, and 5.3% with a payback of 35.83 years. The control group had an insignificant increase in fuel consumption of .7%. The study concludes that repairing leaky ducts and installing insulation retrofits would provide for greater energy savings than are currently being attained by any of the four programs. The report has suggestions for changes in training and weatherization methods.

• Research Organization: Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development, Athens, OH (USA). Energy Conservation Program
• OSTI ID: 5616088
• Report Number(s): PB-89-195465/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
APPALACHIA
BUILDINGS
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FEDERAL REGION V
FUEL CONSUMPTION
INFORMATION
MOBILE HOMES
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OHIO
PAYBACK PERIOD
PROGRESS REPORT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
STATISTICAL DATA
THERMAL INSULATION
USA
WEATHERIZATION