Measure Guideline: High Efficiency Natural Gas Furnaces

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1055377· OSTI ID:1055377

Brand, L; Rose, W

This Measure Guideline covers installation of high-efficiency gas furnaces. Topics covered include when to install a high-efficiency gas furnace as a retrofit measure, how to identify and address risks, and the steps to be used in the selection and installation process. The guideline is written for Building America practitioners and HVAC contractors and installers. It includes a compilation ofinformation provided by manufacturers, researchers, and the Department of Energy as well as recent research results from the Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR) Building America team.

• 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: 1055377
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-5500-55493; DOE/GO-102012-3684; KNDJ-0-40346-00
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Work performed by Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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