Energy and housing: consumer and builder perspectives

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5855468

Burby, R J; Hernandez, J T; Hill, W W; Kaiser, E J; MacRae, D Jr; Marsden, M E; McKinney, M W; Orr, D W

The energy efficiency in new and existing housing in North Carolina, with findings applicable to other states as well, is presented by analyzing the trend toward building for energy efficiency in homes from the perspective of both consumers and builders and policy proposals for state officials are offered. Part One, Energy and Existing Housing, is devoted to the energy efficiency of the existing housing stock and to consumer decisions in the operation of their homes and apartments. Information is provided on fuel use, degree of thermal efficiency, and households' participation in retrofitting tabulated by location, characteristics of the structure, and household characteristics. Part Two, Energy in New Housing, is devoted to three aspects of energy conservation in the production of new homes: characteristics of the market for new housing and consumers' interest in the energy efficiency of their next home; structure of the housing industry and characteristics of home builders as they affect the potential for diffusion of new energy-conservation technologies in the residential sector; and builders' individual decisions to construct houses and neighborhoods incorporating various energy-conservation features. Part Three, Residential Energy Conservation Policy and State Government, explores energy conservation policy as it has evolved across the United States.

• Research Organization: North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5855468
• Report Number(s): NCEI-0002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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NORTH CAROLINA
PAYBACK PERIOD
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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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SOUTHEAST REGION
STATE GOVERNMENT
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
USA