Residential Indoor Temperature Study

Technical Report · Fri Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1351449· OSTI ID:1351449

Booten, Chuck ^[1]; Robertson, Joseph ^[1]; Christensen, Dane ^[1]; Heaney, Mike ^[2]; Brown, David ^[3]; Norton, Paul ^[4]; Smith, Chris ^[5]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Arrow Electronics, Centennial, CO (United States)
3. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
4. Norton Energy Research and Development, Boulder, CO (United States)
5. Ingersoll-Rand Corp., Dublin (Ireland)

In this study, we are adding to the body of knowledge around answering the question: What are good assumptions for HVAC set points in U.S. homes? We collected and analyzed indoor temperature data from US homes using funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America (BA) program, due to the program's reliance on accurate energy simulation of homes. Simulations are used to set Building America goals, predict the impact of new building techniques and technologies, inform research objectives, evaluate home performance, optimize efficiency packages to meet savings goals, customize savings approaches to specific climate zones, and myriad other uses.

• 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: 1351449
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5500-68019
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
building
residential
Building America
HVAC