Olympia home: uses less energy all winter than most homes use in a month

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · WSEO Newsl.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6617856

A new Victorian-style home in Olympia, Washington uses conventional building materials to achieve additional insulation with a continuous vapor-barrier envelope that enables the house to use waste energy from building appliances and occupants. Window sizing and placement adds to the building's efficiency. Monthly electric bills for the Peckham home average $21, and annual wood expenses for the wood stove used for supplemental heating are about $130. The super-insulated home cost about $1800 extra to build the double-stud R-29 walls, R-45 ceiling, and R-19 floor. A simple air-to-air heat exchanger provides ventilation and maintains air quality. The solar water heater requires electric heater backup only when there is frost.

• OSTI ID: 6617856
• Journal Information: WSEO Newsl.; (United States), Journal Name: WSEO Newsl.; (United States) Vol. 7:4; ISSN WSNEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
DOUBLE ENVELOPE BUILDINGS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
HOUSES
MATERIALS
OPENINGS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
THERMAL INSULATION
WINDOWS