Denver Metro Solar House: incremental costs and payback analysis

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6071920

Taylor, R D

This paper will analyze the costs incurred by a builder involved in the Denver Metro Homebuilders Program in his effort to Go Solar. The predicted space heating requirements of three different thermal designs of the same house will be correlated with the costs incurred for each design to produce payback analyses. The methodology presented here will be used to analyze the remaining eleven houses involved in the Denver Metro Program in the future. Of particular interest in comparing the results of the twelve houses is the determination of which ones came closest to optimizing the investments in heat loss reduction and passive solar measures as to cost and thermal performance.

• OSTI ID: 6071920
• Report Number(s): CONF-810925-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140300* -- Solar Energy-- Economic
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& Business Aspects
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
BUILDINGS
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COST
DESIGN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
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EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION VIII
HEATING SYSTEMS
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NORTH AMERICA
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PAYBACK PERIOD
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
TAX CREDITS
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
USA