- Author
-
Hastings, S. R.
- Title
- Three Proposed Typical House Designs for Energy Conservation Research.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington,
- Report
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NBSIR 77-1309
October 1977
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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houses; energy conservation; design; construction materials; thermal insulation; heat transfer
- Abstract
- The report provides three house designs typifying the majority of new house construction in the U.S. Included are: scaled drawings detailing the construction of the houses, a breakdown of envelope components by surface area, a schedule of materials with supporting survey statistics from the National Association of Home Builders, a table of heat transfer properties of the specified materials, and recommendations for how these typical house designs can provide a basis for further work in the areas of fire research, durability, security, and environmental behavior in addition to energy conservation.