Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining

Berman, M.¹  Smith, P.¹  Jackson, J.¹ 

[1] Alliance for Residential Building Innovation, Davis, CA (United States)

关键词: residential;    Residential Buildings;    ARBI;    Building America;    retrofit;    attic insulation;    pre- and post retrofit energy use;    HEA;    HEU;    community scale;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1220449
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO--102015-4644
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1220449
Others  :  Other: 7059

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Residential retrofit is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency, yet remains a challenging proposition to sell to homeowners due to low levels of awareness and lack of financial incentive. The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI) implemented a project to increase residential retrofits in Davis, CA called Retrofit Your Attic developed and appropriate data sets were uploaded to the Building America Field Data Repository (BAFDR). Two key conclusions are a broad based public awareness campaign is needed to increase understanding of the makeup and benefits of residential retrofits and a dramatic shift is needed so that efficient homes are appraised and valued at higher levels. The SAVE Act, proposed bipartisan federal legislation [S.1106], offers one way to accomplish this.