Progress in energy-efficient buildings

Conference · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6435668

Wall, L W; Rosenfeld, A H

Recent accomplishments in buildings energy research by the diverse groups in the Energy Efficient Buildings Program at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) are summarized. Technological progress is reviewed in the areas of ventilation and indoor air quality, buildings energy performance, computer modelling, windows, and artificial lighting. The need for actual consumption data to track accurately the improving energy efficiency of buildings is being addressed by the Buildings Energy Data (BED) Group at LBL. Results to date are summarized from the Building Energy Use Compilation and Analysis (BECA) studies, which include time trends in the energy consumption of new commercial and new residential buildings, the measured savings being attained by both commercial and residential retrofits, and the cost-effectiveness of buildings energy conservation measures. Recent comparisons of predicted vs actual energy usage/savings, and present the case for building energy use labels are also examined.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6435668
• Report Number(s): LBL-15374; CONF-830211-1; ON: DE83006953
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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