40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Mixed-Humid Climate

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219747· OSTI ID:1219747

Baechler, Michael C. ^[1]; Gilbride, T. L. ^[1]; Hefty, M. G. ^[1]; Cole, P. C. ^[1]; Adams, K. ^[1]; Butner, R. S. ^[1]; Ortiz, S. J. ^[1]; Love, Pat M. ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This guide book is a resource to help builders design and construct highly energy-efficient homes, while addressing building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. With the measures described in this guide, builders in the mixed-humid climate can build homes that achieve whole house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark (the 1993 Model Energy Code) with no added overall costs for consumers.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1219747
• Report Number(s): PNNL-20890; 5906
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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