Winchester/Camberley Homes New Construction Test House Design, Construction, and Short-Term Testing in a Mixed-Humid Climate

Mallav, D. ; Wiehagen, J. ; Wood, A.

关键词: NEW CONSTRUCTION TEST HOUSE;    NCTH;    MIXED HUMID CLIMATE;    SINGLE FAMILY;    AIR SEALING;    THERMAL ENVELOPE;    THERMAL BOUNDARY;    HVAC;    SHORT-TERM TESTING;    BUILDING AMERICA;    RESIDENTIAL;    RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS;    Electricity;    Resources;    and Buildings Systems;    Buildings;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1053744
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO-102012-3572
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1053744
Others  :  Other: KNDJ-0-40335-00

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The NAHB Research Center partnered with production builder Winchester/Camberley Homes to build a DOE Building America New Construction Test House (NCTH). This single family, detached house, located in the mixed-humid climate zone of Silver Spring, MD, was completed in June 2011. The primary goal for this house was to improve energy efficiency by 30% over the Building America B10 benchmark by developing and implementing an optimized energy solutions package design that could be cost effectively and reliably constructed on a production basis using quality management practices. The intent of this report is to outline the features of this house, discuss the implementation of the energy efficient design, and report on short-term testing results. During the interactive design process of this project, numerous iterations of the framing, air sealing, insulation, and space conditioning systems were evaluated for energy performance, cost, and practical implementation. The final design featured numerous advanced framing techniques, high levels of insulation, and the HVAC system entirely within conditioned space. Short-term testing confirmed a very tight thermal envelope and efficient and effective heating and cooling. In addition, relevant heating, cooling, humidity, energy, and wall cavity moisture data will be collected and presented in a future long-term report.