Measured whole-house performance of TaC Studios test home / prepared by T. Butler, O. Curtis, R. Stephenson ; 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:

Butler, T., author.

Curtis, O., author.

Stephenson, R., author.

Contributor:

Southface Energy Institute

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

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

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Building Technologies, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture--Georgia--Atlanta.

Sustainable architecture.

House construction--Technological innovations--Georgia--Atlanta.

House construction.

Dwellings--Heating and ventilation--Research.

Dwellings.

House construction--Technological innovations.

Georgia--Atlanta.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 29 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

TaC Studios test home

Place of Publication:

Golden, CO : U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, 2013.

Summary:

As part of the NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership, Southface partnered with TaC Studios, an Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in residential and light commercial design, on the construction of a new test home in Atlanta, GA in the mixed humid climate. This home serves as a residence and home office for the firm's owners, as well as a demonstration of their design approach to potential and current clients. Southface believes the home demonstrates current best practices for the mixed-humid climate, including a building envelope featuring advanced air sealing details and low density spray foam insulation, glazing that exceeds ENERGY STAR requirements, and a high performance heating and cooling system. Construction quality and execution was a high priority for TaC Studios and was ensured by a third party review process. Post-construction testing showed that the project met stated goals for envelope performance, an air infiltration rate of 2.15 ACH50. The homeowners wished to further validate whole house energy savings through the project's involvement with Building America and this long-term monitoring effort. As a Building America test home, this home was evaluated to detail whole house energy use, end use loads, and the efficiency and operation of the ground source heat pump and associated systems.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on May 16, 2014).

"December 2013."

"NREL technical monitor: Stacey Rothgeb."

"Southface Energy Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (page 26).

"DOE/GO-102013-3889"--Page [30].

OCLC:

879895731