House doctor's manual
The term house doctoring refers to a combination energy audit and energy-saving retrofit procedure. House doctoring analyzes areas of energy loss in which economically attractive conservation investments can be made, then locates and eliminates air infiltration sites by using special diagnostic instrumentation. An introduction and overview of house doctoring is provided, describing the nature of heat loss in buildings and the tools and techniques a house doctor uses to reduce them. A step-by-step walk-through of the house doctor visit is presented, describing the actual retrofit process, materials used, the order of repairs, the labor involved, and the important step of post-retrofit evaluation. Sample check lists and audit forms used in the procedure are provided. (LEW)
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 6761328
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-141; ON: DE83001523
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
AEROSOLS
AIR FLOW
AIR INFILTRATION
AUDITS
BLOWERS
BUILDINGS
CAULKING
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY AUDITS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FURNACES
GAS FLOW
HEAT TRANSFER
HOUSES
INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDUES
RETROFITTING
SAFETY
SMOKES
SOLS
THERMAL CONDUCTION
THERMOGRAPHY
THERMOMETERS
WEATHERSTRIPPING