An Estimate of Residential Energy Savings From IECC Change Proposals Recommended for Approval at the ICC?s Fall, 2009, Initial Action Hearings [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
2010.
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| Abstract: | DOE has established ambitious goals to improve the energy-efficiency requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings. DOE has established near- and long-term goals of 30% and 50% energy-efficiency improvements, respectively, compared to the 2006 IECC. This report presents DOE?s approach to calculating residential energy consumption for the purpose of estimating energy savings attributable to improvements in the code. This approach is then used to estimate the national average energy savings, relative to the 2006 IECC, resulting from the proposed improvements DOE submitted and supported for the 2012 IECC. DOE estimates a total reduction in energy use of 30.6% for the projected requirements of the 2012 IECC as compared to the 2006 IECC, assuming the use of the primary compliance option that involves standard-efficiency equipment. Were the high-equipment efficiency option used, the projected savings would be 0.9% higher, at 31.5% |
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| Item Description: | Published through Scitech Connect. 05/01/2010. "PNNL-19367." "Other: 8405." Lucas, R. G. ; Taylor, Z. T. ; EERE Publication and Product Library. |
| Physical Description: | Size: 36 p. : digital, PDF file. |