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Energy Savings Due to Model Conservation Standards in Multifamily Buildings
In the past several years, the Bonneville Power Administration and utilities in the US Pacific Northwest have invested significant amounts of money in retrofitting existing dwellings with energy conservation measures. In 1983, regionwide Model Conservation Standards (MCS) were developed to guide the construction of energy efficient dwellings in order to preclude the more expensive retrofitting process. This paper evaluates energy savings attributable to MCS in the unfamiliarity sector. The sample of buildings used in this study is located in Tacoma, Washington. Forty-seven buildings, with a total of 602 units, comprise the MCS or study samples. Thirty buildings, with a total of 158 units, built before 1984 under current practice energy and building codes, comprise the control sample. Billing histories were collected for each unit in all buildings for the period of January 1985 to December 1987. Data on unit size and spatial orientation were drawn from building plans and on-site inspections. Occupants of the buildings were surveyed about energy use, demographic characteristics, and characteristics about their apartment units (e.g., rent, location). This paper presents the differences in electricity use between the MCS and non-MCS samples and estimates differences in multifamily household electricity use (with a focus on space heating) according to significant demographic and unit descriptors. It is estimated that between 0.8 kWh/ft sup 2 /year and 1.8 kWh/ft sup 2 /year of space heating electricity savings are attributable to the MCS for multifamily buildings. 13 refs., 9 tabs. (ERA citation 13:051473)
Energy Savings Due to Model Conservation Standards in Multifamily Buildings
In the past several years, the Bonneville Power Administration and utilities in the US Pacific Northwest have invested significant amounts of money in retrofitting existing dwellings with energy conservation measures. In 1983, regionwide Model Conservation Standards (MCS) were developed to guide the construction of energy efficient dwellings in order to preclude the more expensive retrofitting process. This paper evaluates energy savings attributable to MCS in the unfamiliarity sector. The sample of buildings used in this study is located in Tacoma, Washington. Forty-seven buildings, with a total of 602 units, comprise the MCS or study samples. Thirty buildings, with a total of 158 units, built before 1984 under current practice energy and building codes, comprise the control sample. Billing histories were collected for each unit in all buildings for the period of January 1985 to December 1987. Data on unit size and spatial orientation were drawn from building plans and on-site inspections. Occupants of the buildings were surveyed about energy use, demographic characteristics, and characteristics about their apartment units (e.g., rent, location). This paper presents the differences in electricity use between the MCS and non-MCS samples and estimates differences in multifamily household electricity use (with a focus on space heating) according to significant demographic and unit descriptors. It is estimated that between 0.8 kWh/ft sup 2 /year and 1.8 kWh/ft sup 2 /year of space heating electricity savings are attributable to the MCS for multifamily buildings. 13 refs., 9 tabs. (ERA citation 13:051473)
Energy Savings Due to Model Conservation Standards in Multifamily Buildings
B. E. Tonn (author) / D. L. White (author) / C. Currier (author)
1988
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Energy Use, Supply, & Demand , Policies, Regulations & Studies , Residential Buildings , Energy Conservation , Building Codes , Cost , Demonstration Programs , Electric Utilities , Energy Efficiency Standards , Numerical Data , Retrofitting , Space Heating , Thermal Conductivity , Washington , ERDA/320100
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