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Energy Innovations in Residential Buildings

Energy Innovations in Residential Buildings. Doug Walter, President Kansas Building Science Institute Manhattan, Kan. Energy conservation vs. energy efficiency.

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Energy Innovations in Residential Buildings

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  1. Energy Innovations in Residential Buildings Doug Walter, President Kansas Building Science Institute Manhattan, Kan.

  2. Energy conservation vs. energy efficiency • Energy conservation focuses on lifestyle changes that result in less energy use. While effective in the short-term, most people are unwilling to make dramatic or long-term lifestyle changes. • Energy efficiency focuses on doing more with less energy through innovative design and technology.

  3. Residential Energy, John Krigger

  4. Potential for efficiency • Typical residential buildings use 1.5 to 2 times as much energy as is necessary. • Energy Star homes today use 30 to 50 percent less energy than homes built to the 1993 Model Energy Code. • “Zero Energy” homes are being built as demonstrations in many parts of the country.

  5. Characteristics of today’s energy-efficient homes • Very tight construction • High-performance insulation products • Insulation of entire building envelope (including floors, foundations & basements) • High-performance windows • Air-tight ducts • High-efficiency HVAC equipment • High-efficiency lights and appliances • Mechanical ventilation • Limited solar (passive, DHW, PV)

  6. The benefits: • High comfort level • Healthy indoor air quality • Comfortable, but not excessive, RH • High durability and low maintenance • Added initial cost easily offset by lower energy costs

  7. Tight construction • All building connections sealed with appropriate materials during construction. • Between window or door frames and wall assemblies • Between wall assemblies and ceilings and floors • Between sill plates and foundations • All openings for utility and service penetrations • All openings for electrical or plumbing connections

  8. Blower door testing

  9. Foundation insulation • Foundation insulation is cost-effective and represents the largest untapped opportunity for energy savings for otherwise energy-efficient homes. • Foundation insulation improves comfort.

  10. Wall insulation

  11. Attic insulation

  12. Windows

  13. Floor insulation

  14. Duct Tightness

  15. Duct sealing with mastic

  16. Duct sealing with mastic

  17. Duct sealing with mastic

  18. Heating/CoolingEquipment

  19. Equipment Performance Ratings

  20. Water Heaters

  21. Water Heaters

  22. Lights and Appliances

  23. Lighting

  24. Annual Refrigerator Energy Use (kwh)

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