Protocol for Maximizing Energy Savings and Indoor Environmental Quality Improvements when Retrofiting Apartments

Noris, Federico¹  Delp, William W.¹  Vermeer, Kimberly²  Adamkiewicz, Gary³  Singer, Brett C.¹  Fisk, William J.¹ 

[1] Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States);Urban Habitat Initiatives Inc., Boston, MA (United States);Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (United States)

关键词: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory;    LBNL;    apartments;    buildings;    costs;    energy;    Indoor environmental quality;    protocol;    selection;    retrofits;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1220275
RP-ID  :  LBNL--6147E
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1220275
Others  :  Other: 6859

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The current focus on building energy retrofit provides an opportunity to simultaneously improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Toward this end, we developed a protocol for selecting packages of retrofits that both save energy and improve IEQ in apartments. The protocol specifies the methodology for selecting retrofits from a candidate list while addressing expected energy savings, IEQ impacts, and costs in an integrated manner. Interviews, inspections and measurements are specified to collect the needed input information. The protocol was applied to 17 apartments in three buildings in two different climates within California. Diagnostic measurements and surveys conducted before and after retrofit implementation indicate enhanced apartment performance.