Energy performance standards for new buildings: economic analysis

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5670127

This assessment determines the major economic impacts of the implementation of the standards on affected groups, and evaluates the effectiveness of the standards as an investment in energy conservation. The analyses examine the impacts on individual owners, construction industry, and the Nation. Chapter 2, Summary, briefly displays the results of the analysis. Chapter 3, Approach, describes the methodology used to evaluate the standards for the various building types and perspectives. The basis and structure for evaluating the standards' impacts on occupants and the Nation are described. Chapter 4, Building Microeconomics, evaluates the net economic effects of changes in building cost and energy use for three categories of buildings: single family residential, commercial and multifamily residential, and mobile homes. Chapter 5, Primary National Impacts, develops forecasts of energy savings and national costs and benefits both with and without implementation of the standards. Chapter 6, Impacts on Selected Building Industries, estimates changes in labor and material use in building construction and assesses the importance of these changes. Chapter 7, Net National Impacts, assesses the effects of changes in energy consumption and construction of new buildings on the national economy, including such factors as national income, investment, employment, and balance of trade. Details of models and data bases used in the analysis are included in Appendixes A through I. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Buildings and Community Systems
• OSTI ID: 5670127
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS-0129
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENERGY CONSERVATION
BUDGETS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
COST
DATA COMPILATION
DESIGN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
HOUSES
IMPLEMENTATION
INCOME
MAPS
MOBILE HOMES
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
TABLES
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