- Author
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Mitchell, R. J.
- Title
- MIUS (Modular Integrated Utility System) Feasibility: Five Exploratory Studies.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 79-1787
January 1980
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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houses; space heating; electric power generation; environmental impacts; feasibility; cost analysis
- Identifiers
- MIUS; energy conservation
- Abstract
- This report highlights the collaborative efforts of the National Bureau of Standards, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and their contractors in the analysis of a Modular Integrated Utility System (MIUS) and conventional utilities for five separate housing projects. The collaborative efforts consist of three separate tasks: (1) Comparative Environmental Analysis; (2) Comparative Energy Analysis; (3) Utility System Design and Cost Analysis.