Long-term results from evaluation of advanced new construction packages in test homes : Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts / prepared by Dave Stecher, Katherine Allison, and Duncan Prahl ; prepared for: the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Stecher, Dave, author.

Allison, Katherine, author.

Prahl, Duncan, author.

Contributor:

IBACOS, Inc.

Building Technologies Program (U.S.), issuing body.

Building America (Program : U.S.), sponsoring body.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture and energy conservation--Massachusetts--West Tisbury.

Architecture and energy conservation.

Dwellings--Heating and ventilation--Research--Massachusetts--West Tisbury.

Dwellings.

House construction--Massachusetts--West Tisbury.

House construction.

Dwellings--Heating and ventilation--Research.

Massachusetts--West Tisbury.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 27 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, 2012.

Summary:

This report presents a cold climate project that examines the relationships among very energy efficient single-family residential thermal enclosures, room-to-room temperature variations, and simplified space conditioning systems. The project is located in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard, and allowed for the comparison of room-to-room temperatures in four virtually identical houses that were all built to the same construction standard. The four homes each has a single ductless heat pump unit (DHU) located in the main living space and radiant electric resistance panels in each bedroom with individual thermostatic controls. Results indicate that temperature fluctuations in the living room due to aggressive setup and setback of the DHU may contribute to higher percentages of time where the bedroom temperatures were within +/-2 degrees F of the living room temperatures. Solar gains in the living room, door opening/closure and occupant manipulation of thermostats appear to have had a significant impact on room-to-room temperature differences, as would be expected.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Feb. 4, 2013).

"October 2012."

NREL Technical Monitor: Michael Gestwick.

Includes bibliographical references (page 27).

"DOE/GO-102012-3489"--Page [28].

OCLC:

826648403