- Author
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Crenshaw, R.
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Clark, R. E.
- Title
- Optimal Weatherization of Low-Income Housing in the U.S.: A Research Demonstration Project. Building Science Series (Final).
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Community Services Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS BSS 144
September 1982
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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residential buildings; low income groups; weatherproofing; space heating; fuel consumption; thermal insulation
- Identifiers
- energy consumption
- Abstract
- This report describes and presents the results of the Community Service Administration's (CSA's) Optimal Weatherization Demonstration Research Project carried out by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). The CSA/NBS demonstration installed both architectural (building shell) and mechanical systems building weatherization options, and achieved, when both types of options were used, an average reduction in space heating fuel consumption of 41 percent, at an average weatherization cost of $1,862 per house.