- Author
- Ruegg, R. T. | Chapman, R. E.
- Title
- Regional Economic Assessment of Selected Window Systems. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 81-2248, July 1981,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- buildings; windows; cost analysis; window glazing; residential buildings; commerical buildings; environmental engineering; thermal efficiency
- Identifiers
- life cycle costs; energy conservation
- Abstract
- This study, the fifth in a series of reports from the National Bureau of Standards interdisciplinary project on windows, provides guidance in selecting and using windows in buildings for greater cost effectiveness. It presents the life-cycle costs of selected window systems used in a room of a representative residence and in an office module of a representative commercial office building for nine cities in the United States representing five heating zones and four cooling zones. The cities covered are Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, DC; Portland, Maine; Indianapolis, Indiana; San Antonio, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Bismarck, North Dakota; and Seattle, Washington. The results of the regional analyses are summarized, and the implications of these results are considered, both for selecting windows in new buildings and for managing windows in existing buildings. The emphasis of this report is on conveying the research findings to builders, designers, and building owners and operators -- those involved immediately with the building process.