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Cost saving system trade-offs for hot climates

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OSTI ID:757078
This Building America fact sheet compares the energy performance of vented roofs versus unvented roofs and high performance windows versus conventional double glazed windows in homes in Tucson, Arizona. The houses are models in the Pulte Home Corporations' Retreat at the Bluffs housing development and have controlled mechanical ventilation to insure air exchange required for good indoor air quality. The design approach addresses the effect of air leakage in ductwork and air handlers in vented attics.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
OSTI ID:
757078
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-550-26884
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR INFILTRATION
AIR LEAKAGE
AIR QUALITY
AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
AIRTIGHTNESS
ARIZONA
BUILDING AMERICA
DOMESTIC HOT WATER
DUCTWORK
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENT
ENERGY STAR
FURNACE
HIGH PERFORMANCE WINDOWS
HOT CLIMATES
HOUSES
HVAC
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
MODEL ENERGY CODE
PULTE HOMES
ROOFS
TUCSON
ARIZONA
UNVENTED ROOFS
VENTED ROOFS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
VENTS
WINDOWS