Simplified space conditioning in low-load homes, results from the Fresno, California retrofit unoccupied test house / prepared by Dave Stecher and Andrew Poerschke ; 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.

Poerschke, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

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

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

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture and energy conservation--California--Fresno.

Architecture and energy conservation.

Dwellings--Energy consumption--California--Fresno.

Dwellings.

Dwellings--Heating and ventilation--California--Fresno.

Dwellings--Energy consumption.

Dwellings--Heating and ventilation.

California--Fresno.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Place of Publication:

Golden, CO : U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, February 2014.

Summary:

In this study, the Building America team, IBACOS, sought to determine cost-effective, energy-efficient solutions for heating and cooling houses. To this end, the team performed field testing in a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California, to evaluate three air-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) distribution systems during heating, cooling, and midseason conditions. These included a typical airflow ducted system to the bedrooms, a low airflow ducted system to the bedrooms, and a system with no ductwork to the bedrooms. The relative ability of each of the three systems was assessed with respect to relevant Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) and ASHRAE standards for house temperature uniformity and stability, respectively. Computational fluid dynamics modeling also was performed and refined based on comparison to field test results to determine the air flow rate into the bedrooms of over-door and bottom-of-door air transfer grilles.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 13, 2014).

"February 2014."

"NREL technical monitor: Michael Gestwick."

"DOE/GO-102014-4299"--Page [33].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).

OCLC:

897378042