Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5; Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Marine Climate

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/894444· OSTI ID:894444

Baechler, M C; Taylor, Z T; Bartlett, R; Gilbride, T; Hefty, M; Steward, H; Love, P M; Palmer, J A

This best practices guide is part of a series produced by Building America. The guide book is a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the Marine climate region. The savings are in comparison with the 1993 Model Energy Code. The guide contains chapters for every member of the builder's team--from the manager to the site planner to the designers, site supervisors, the trades, and marketers. There is also a chapter for homeowners on how to use the book to provide help in selecting a new home or builder.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 894444
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-550-38449; TRN: US200701%%458
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BUILDERS
CLIMATES
EFFICIENCY
MANUALS
MARKETERS
WATER HEATING
BUILDING AMERICA
MARINE CLIMATE REGION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSES
HOME COMFORT
HOUSE DURABILITY
Buildings