Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center

Less, Brennan¹  Walker, Iain¹ 

[1] Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

关键词: deep energy retrofits;    lbnl;    building america solution center;    energy reductions;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1220525
RP-ID  :  LBNL--184443
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1220525
Others  :  Other: 7144

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. DOE Building America program has established a research agenda targeting market-relevant strategies to achieve 40% reductions in existing home energy use by 2030. Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) are part of the strategy to meet and exceed this goal. DERs are projects that create new, valuable assets from existing residences, by bringing homes into alignment with the expectations of the 21st century. Ideally, high energy using, dated homes that are failing to provide adequate modern services to their owners and occupants (e.g., comfortable temperatures, acceptable humidity, clean, healthy), are transformed through comprehensive upgrades to the building envelope, services and miscellaneous loads into next generation high performance homes. These guidance documents provide information to aid in the broader market adoption of DERs.