Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol

Program Document · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

OSTI ID:1233566

L. Brand, D. Cautley, D. Bohac, P. Francisco, L. Shen, and S. Gloss

Combustions safety is an important step in the process of upgrading homes for energy efficiency. There are several approaches used by field practitioners, but researchers have indicated that the test procedures in use are complex to implement and provide too many false positives. Field failures often mean that the house is not upgraded until after remediation or not at all, if not include in the program. In this report the PARR and NorthernSTAR DOE Building America Teams provide a simplified test procedure that is easier to implement and should produce fewer false positives.

• Research Organization: EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• OSTI ID: 1233566
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102015-4806; 7275
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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