Field test evaluation of conservation retrofits of low-income, single-family buildings: Combined building shell and heating system retrofit audit

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6099478

McCold, L N

DOE asked ORNL to devise a procedure for selecting an optimum combination of building shell and heating system retrofits for single-family dwellings. To determine the best retrofits for each house that would maximize program savings, ORNL staff members developed an approach that used information from a preretrofit energy audit of candidate houses. Audit results are used to estimate annual energy savings for various retrofits for each house. Life-cycle benefits (B) are calculated, as are the estimated installation costs (C) for given retrofits in given houses. The benefits-to-cost ratios (B/Cs) are then ranked for all possible retrofits to all candidate houses, and the top-ranking B/C retrofits are selected for installation. This process maximizes program savings, and it is adaptable to varied housing types in different climates. The Audit-Directed Retrofit Program (ADRP) was field tested in a low-income housing retrofit program in Wisconsin during the winter of 1985-86. Results of the field test are reported in a companion document. This report describes the ADRP for the benefit of potential users.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6099478
• Report Number(s): ORNL/CON-228/P3; ON: DE87014973
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320107* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Systems-- (1987-)
AIR INFILTRATION
AUDITS
BUILDINGS
ENERGY AUDITS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FIELD TESTS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
LOW INCOME GROUPS
MINORITY GROUPS
POPULATIONS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
TESTING
THERMAL INSULATION
WEATHERIZATION