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Title: Residential energy-efficiency retrofit projects at two universities, overview

Conference ·
OSTI ID:672142
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  2. Morgan State Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
  3. Southern Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

Two recent US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Buildings Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) projects are investigating high-performance, residential energy-efficiency retrofit measures in indigenous housing types. These projects are studying and testing high-performance, energy-efficiency retrofits that will optimize envelope improvements, equipment improvements, and operational improvements to the cost-effective level (not just code minimums). They will provide an opportunity to design, implement, and evaluate energy efficiency improvements related to the rehabilitation of culturally significant residential units under real world conditions. Each project will establish a cooperative venture between the individual University, a community development organization, home builders/remodelers, and utilities and other governmental agencies to accomplish the rehabilitation of residential units. Three residential units will be rehabilitated in each location.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
672142
Report Number(s):
ORNL/CP-97541; CONF-980542-; ON: DE98004890; TRN: AHC2DT07%%302
Resource Relation:
Conference: Affordable comfort conference, Madison, WI (United States), 4-9 May 1998; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English