Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate

McIlvaine, K.¹  Sutherland, K.¹  Martin, E.¹ 

[1]BA-PIRC Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL (United States)

关键词: hot-humid climate;    retrofit best practices;    affordable housing;    foreclosed homes;    whole-house energy improvement;    existing homes;    deep energy retrofit;    HUD;    NSP Classification Description: humid;    academia/researcher;    builder/contractor;    analysis - data;    analysis - modeling;    climate category - humid;    codes/design standards;    construction - existing homes;    field test results;    energy ratings;    testing methods - field;    enclosure;    space conditioning;    hot water;    other loads;    single family detached;    residential;    residential building;    Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIR;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1219946
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO--102013-3896
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1219946
Others  :  Other: 6142

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Energy efficiency improvement as a component of comprehensive renovation was investigated under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding of the Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC). Researchers at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) worked with affordable housing partners renovating foreclosed homes built from the 1950's through the 2000's in the hot-humid climate (within the Southern census region), primarily in Florida. Researchers targeted a 30% improvement in whole-house energy efficiency along with the health and safety, durability, and comfort guidelines outlined in DOE's Builders Challenge Program (Version 1) Quality Criteria.