Design features, shading, and orientation for energy conservation. [Draft chapter for book]

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · ECP Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7231129

Thompson, G P

The book, of which this is a draft chapter, will be published by Ballinger Publishing Co., Spring 1977. State governments can use specific legal techniques to encourage or require builders and owners to save energy. Most of the techniques could be applied to any building in any region. Other chapters in the book deal with energy conservation problems so individual that no general rules can be formulated. This chapter deals with a third kind of challenge: how to encourage energy conservation by mandating building design changes. The search is for laws that force the builder to examine his site carefully, to consider ways to increase the shading of his building in the summer, and to work with, rather than against, the natural forces of prevailing winds, sun, and reflections from bodies of water. This chapter addresses how to control the discretion granted to an agency--how regulations can be made specific enough to survive judicial scrutiny. One theme developed is that the minimization of energy use is best accomplished without prescribing the exact solutions or mix of features that will do a job. The goal should be variation of execution with uniformity of result. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7231129
• Journal Information: ECP Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: ECP Rep.; (United States) Vol. 7; ISSN ECPRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
298000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Consumption & Utilization
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
ACCOUNTING
BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION
CONTROL
DESIGN
DIMENSIONS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
ORIENTATION
REGULATIONS
SHADING
SITE SELECTION
SPECIFICATIONS
THERMAL INSULATION
THICKNESS