Case study of the Blouin superinsulated house

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6814765

Hagan, D A; Jones, R F

An evaluation is made of a superinsulated house designed by Scott Blouin and constructed in 1981 in South Royalton, Vermont. The house is distinguished by a combination of energy conservation features, including extensive thermal insulation, air infiltration control, and south orientation for solar heating benefit. The experiment results demonstrate that the energy needed for space heating is smaller than that for any house yet examined by Brookhaven National Laboratory. Alternative operating modes and designs are identified which could improve the house thermal and economic performance. It is concluded that the building thermal envelope performs nearly as calculated, and that most of the features employed are economically competitive with many common low-risk investments. A brief review of the development of super-insulated building technology and of marketplace issues is included.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6814765
• Report Number(s): BNL-51732; ON: DE84012886
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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