Residential conservation service: model audit manual multifamily audit procedure

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6835462

McLain, H A; Bircher, T; MacDonald, J M; Ohr, S Y

A Residential Conservation Services (RCS) multifamily audit procedure was developed for dwelling units located in buildings having more than four such units. The RCS multifamily audit is designed to satisfy the RCS rule amendments, which expand the RCS program to include energy audits for dwelling units in buildings having more than four units, which are neither centrally heated nor cooled. The RCS multifamily audit is basically a modification of the RCS Model Audit manual for single-family housing. Major modifications made in the single-family audit procedure for application to multifamily dwelling units are: (1) new procedure for estimating infiltration rates in multifamily buildings, (2) new buffer space correction factors for unit dwellings, and (3) a new procedure for estimating the heat gain due to solar radiation through the windows. The RCS multifamily audit is designed to be completed in about 2-1/2 hours for most dwelling units. The computational procedure is designed to be simple and relatively quick, and does not require the use of a computer. Included in the RCS multifamily audit are: (1) audit procedure, (2) audit forms, (3) audit methodology, (4) sample audit questionnaire, and (5) supplemental data base/calculation aids.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6835462
• Report Number(s): ORNL/CON-104; ON: DE84011857
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
AIR INFILTRATION
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
AUDITS
BUILDINGS
CALCULATION METHODS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY AUDITS
MANUALS
MODIFICATIONS
OPENINGS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
WINDOWS