Reducing energy costs in nursing homes

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5712971

The handbook presents ideas and techniques for energy conservation in nursing homes. Case studies were developed of nursing homes located in different parts of the US. The typical nursing home assessed was proprietary, of intermediate-care level, medicaid-certified, and had less than 200 beds. Specific energy conservation measures were analyzed to determine the energy and dollar savings that could be realized. These include reducing heat loss through the building shell; reducing hot water costs; recovering the heat generated by dryers; reducing lighting costs; reducing heating and cooling costs, and analyzing fuels and fuel rates. A case for converting electric clothes dryers to gas was analyzed. (MCW)

• Research Organization: XENERGY, Inc., Burlington, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS20295
• OSTI ID: 5712971
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/20295-5; ON: DE82006142
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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