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Author
Weber, S. F. | Boehm, M. J. | Lippiatt, B. C.
Title
Weatherization Investment Costs for Low-Income Housing. Final Report.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Sponsor
Community Services Administration, Washington, DC
Report
NBSIR 80-2167, November 1980,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
houses; residential buildings; low income groups; cost analysis; caulking; weatherstripping; thermal insulation; tables (data)
Identifiers
weatherization; energy conservation; storm windows; retrofitting
Abstract
This report presents the results of a project involving the collection and tabulation of field data on the costs of retrofitting low-income houses for energy conservation. The program involves the installation and evaluation of a broad range of energy conservation techniques for over 200 single-family houses in 14 demonstration sites throughout the United States.