NREL Evaluates Thermal Performance of Uninsulated Walls to Improve Accuracy of Building Energy Simulation Tools (Fact Sheet)

Program Document · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1036901· OSTI ID:1036901

NREL researchers discover ways to increase accuracy in building energy simulations tools to improve predictions of potential energy savings in homes.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1036901
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-5500-54094; TRN: US201207%%58
• Resource Relation: Related Information: NREL Highlights, Research & Development, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ACCURACY
BUILDING MATERIALS
CAVITIES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONSTRUCTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FLUID MECHANICS
HEAT TRANSFER
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
OUTDOORS
PERFORMANCE
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SIMULATION
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
NREL Highlights
buildings
homes
energy simulation tools
CFD
computational fluid dynamics modeling
insulation