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National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes
Abstract
The design of this 1,280-square-foot, three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver zero energy home carefully combines envelope efficiency, efficient equipment, appliances and lighting, and passive and active solar features to reach the zero energy goal. The home was designed with an early version (July 22, 2004) of the BEOpt building optimization software; DOE2 and TRNSYS were used to perform additional analysis. This engineering approach was tempered by regular discussions with Habitat construction staff and volunteers. These discussions weighed the applicability of the optimized solutions to the special needs and economics of a Habitat house, moving the design toward simple, easily maintained mechanical systems and volunteer-friendly construction techniques. A data acquisition system was installed in the completed home to monitor its performance. The home's energy performance was monitored for 10 years. A comprehensive report on the home was done after the first 2 years of monitoring and a follow-up ACEEE paper on the project including 10 years of performance data was presented in 2016.
- Authors:
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- 5176
- Research Org.:
- DOE Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI); National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Multiple Programs (EE)
- Collaborations:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Subject:
- Affordable Housing; Array; BuildingAmerica; Passive Solar; Solar Water Heating; Sun tempering; Superinsulation; building america; cold; new construction; residential; single family detached; utility power grid storage; zero energy home
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2204247
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247
Citation Formats
Norton, Paul, Christensen, C, Hancock, Ed, Baker, Greg, and Reeves, Pat. National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.25984/2204247.
Norton, Paul, Christensen, C, Hancock, Ed, Baker, Greg, & Reeves, Pat. National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247
Norton, Paul, Christensen, C, Hancock, Ed, Baker, Greg, and Reeves, Pat. 2016.
"National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2204247. Pub date:Thu Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016
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title = {National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes},
author = {Norton, Paul and Christensen, C and Hancock, Ed and Baker, Greg and Reeves, Pat},
abstractNote = {The design of this 1,280-square-foot, three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver zero energy home carefully combines envelope efficiency, efficient equipment, appliances and lighting, and passive and active solar features to reach the zero energy goal. The home was designed with an early version (July 22, 2004) of the BEOpt building optimization software; DOE2 and TRNSYS were used to perform additional analysis. This engineering approach was tempered by regular discussions with Habitat construction staff and volunteers. These discussions weighed the applicability of the optimized solutions to the special needs and economics of a Habitat house, moving the design toward simple, easily maintained mechanical systems and volunteer-friendly construction techniques. A data acquisition system was installed in the completed home to monitor its performance. The home's energy performance was monitored for 10 years. A comprehensive report on the home was done after the first 2 years of monitoring and a follow-up ACEEE paper on the project including 10 years of performance data was presented in 2016.},
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