Blouin superinsulated house: a case study

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5962457

Jones, R F

Brookhaven National Laboratory, as part of its Small Building Field Validation Program for the Department of Energy, gathered hourly data from the Blouin Superinsulated House in South Royalton, Vermont. The thermal performance of this house is evaluated to provide an in-depth analysis of why it works so well from the energy conservation standpoint. It is distinguished by a combination of energy conservation features, including extensive thermal insulation, air infiltration control, and south orientation for solar heating benefit. The experiment results demonstrate that the energy needed for space heating, about 1 Btu per square foot per degree day, is smaller than that of any house yet examined by this program. It is concluded that the building thermal envelope performs nearly as calculated and that the features employed are economically competitive with many low-risk investments. Thermal comfort is evaluated through the use of a model based on the analytical and experimental work of P.O. Fanger.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5962457
• Report Number(s): BNL-35763; CONF-8503101-2; ON: DE85007285
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
AIR INFILTRATION
BUILDINGS
CONTROL
DATA
DOUBLE ENVELOPE BUILDINGS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEAT LOSSES
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
LOSSES
NUMERICAL DATA
ORIENTATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SPACE HEATING
THERMAL INSULATION