Window performance analysis in a single-family residence
This paper presents the results of a parametric study of fenestration in a single-family residential prototype. The DOE-2.1B energy analysis program was used to analyze the variation in heating and cooling energy requirements and resultant costs due to changes in the following fenestration characteristics: orientation, size, conductance, and shading coefficient. Incremental energy use changes due to the effects of night insulation, shade management, and overhangs were also examined. Sensitivity to climate was established by considering results from four distinct climatic zones representative of warm and humid (Lake Charles, LA), hot and dry (Phoenix, AZ), temperate (Washington, DC), and cold (Madison, WI) conditions. Analysis of the effects of hypothetical fenestration systems on building energy use was made possible by development of an algebraic expression through the use of multiple regression procedures. Such techniques also permitted the definition and isolation of those window characteristics that minimize residential energy use and/or cost.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 6220922
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-20079; EEB-W-85-14; CONF-851202-6; ON: DE86006337
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
BUILDINGS
CLIMATES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COOLING
DOUBLE ENVELOPE BUILDINGS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
GLAZING MATERIALS
HEATING
HOUSES
MATERIALS
OPENINGS
ORIENTATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SHADING
SIMULATION
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
WINDOWS