- Author
- Chang, Y. M. | Grot, R. A.
- Title
- Technique for Tracking the Effect of Weatherization Retrofits on Low-Income Housing.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Community Service Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 83-2676, April 1983,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- residential buildings; weatherproofing; housing studies; low income groups; fuel consumption; data acquisition
- Identifiers
- energy conservation
- Abstract
- This report presents a technique for analyzing the effect of energy saving retrofits installed in low-income housing under a nationwide weatherization demonstration program. A tracking technique, based on the calculated balance-point temperature of each home prior to the weatherization, was developed to estimate the would-be fuel consumption over a period of time if the house had not been weatherized. The savings in fuel consumption for a home can be determined from the difference between the actual usage after retrofit and the calculated usage if it were not retrofitted. Besides the overall reduction, the saving in energy usage during different time periods while the house is being weatherized can be visualized from the graphical representation of the tracking technique.