The demise of residential new construction programs: Is there life after death?
Based on an evaluation of 10 residential new construction programs sponsored by investor-owned utilities in the US, the authors find that many of these programs are in dire straits and are in danger of being discontinued because they are not cost-effective. They believe that the cost-effectiveness of residential new construction programs can be improved by: (1) reducing program marketing costs and developing more effective marketing strategies; (2) promoting technologies and advanced building design practices significantly exceeding state and federal standards; (3) recognizing these programs` role in increasing compliance by participants with existing state building codes; and (4) obtaining an energy-savings credit for program spillover (market transformation) impacts. The issues involved in evaluating residential new construction programs will be challenging as evaluators attempt to quantify the savings from program spillover.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 567360
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-36976; CONF-950817-; ON: DE98001376; TRN: AHC29801%%47
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. international conference on energy program evaluation: uses, methods and results, Chicago, IL (United States), 23-25 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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