Volume 1
Panel 1 Introduction
A Study of Pressure Losses in Residential Air Distribution Systems
Bass Abushakra, Iain S. Walker, Max H. Sherman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Laboratory Evaluation of the Delta Q Test for Duct Leakage
John W. Andrews, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Pushing the Envelope: A Case Study of Building
the First Manufactured Home Using Structural Insulated Panels
Michael Baechler, Don Hadley, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Ronald Sparkman, Genesis Homes; Michael Lubliner, Washington State University, Energy Program
Measured and Simulated Cooling Performance Comparison:
Insulated Concrete Form versus Frame Construction
Dave Chasar, Neil Moyer, Armin F. Rudd, Danny S. Parker, Subrato Chandra, Florida Solar Energy Center
What Can 13,000 Air Conditioners Tell Us?
Tom Downey, John Proctor, Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd.
Field Performance of Two New Residential Duct
Leakage Measurement Techniques
Paul W. Francisco, Larry Palmiter, Bob Davis, Ecotope, Inc.
An Innovative Approach to Reducing Duct Heat Gains for a Production
Builder in a Hot and Humid Climate: How We Got There
Dianne Griffiths, Robb Aldrich, William Zoeller, Marc Zuluaga, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Diagnostic Performance Assessment of 30
New California Homes
Marc Hoeschele, Davis Energy Group, Inc.; Rick Chitwood, Chitwood Energy Management; Bill Pennington, California Energy Commission
A Yardstick Consumers Use to Measure Home Energy Performances
Dale Hoffmeyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington State Residential Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code (VIAQ):
Whole House Ventilation Systems Field Research Report
Michael Lubliner, Rick Kunkle, Washington State University Energy Program; John Devine, U.S. Department of Energy; Andrew Gordon, Washington State University Energy Program
Residential Hot Water Distribution Systems: Roundtable Session
James D. Lutz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Gary Klein, California Energy Commission;
David Springer, Davis Energy Group, Inc.; Bion D. Howard, Building Environmental Science and Technology
Do ENERGY STAR®
A Comparison of Utility Bill Data for Recently Built ENERGY STAR
and Control Homes in Alachua County, Florida
Eric Martin, Robin Vieira, Brian Hanson, Jeffrey K. Sonne, Florida Solar Energy Center; Pierce Jones, University of Florida; Kik Koppitch, Gainesville Regional Utilities; Sherman Phillips, Tom Gumber, Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Factors Influencing Water Heating Energy Use and Peak Demand
in a Large Scale Residential Monitoring Study
John A. Masiello, Florida Power Corporation; Danny S. Parker, Florida Solar Energy Center
High Hats, Swiss Cheese, and Fluorescent Lighting?
Jeff J. McCullough, Kelly L. Gordon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Homes Live Up to their Promoted Energy Savings?
The Development of a Frost-Less Heat Pump
V.C. Mei, R.E. Domitrovic, F.C. Chen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; J.K. Kilpatrick, Tennessee Valley Authority
Cool Color Roofs with Complex Inorganic Color Pigments
William A. Miller, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Kenneth T. Loye, FERRO Corporation;
André O. Desjarlais, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Robert P. Blonski, FERRO Corporation
Measuring Duct Leakage with a Blower Door: Field Results
Larry Palmiter, Paul W. Francisco, Ecotope, Inc.
Comparative Evaluation of the Impact of Roofing Systems
on Residential Cooling Energy Demand in Florida
Danny S. Parker, Jeffrey K. Sonne, John R. Sherwin, Florida Solar Energy Center
How Insulating Concrete Form vs. Conventional Construction of Exterior
Walls Affects Whole Building Energy Consumption:
Results from a Field Study and Simulation of Side-by-Side Houses
Thomas W. Petrie, Jan Kosny, André O. Desjarlais, Jerald A. Atchley, Phillip W. Childs, Mark P. Ternes, Jeffrey E. Christian, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ventilation Performance in Wisconsin ENERGY STAR® Homes
Scott Pigg, Energy Center of Wisconsin; Edward Carroll, Gregory Nahn, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation; Joseph Nagan, Home Building Technology Services
Residential HVAC Fans and Motors Are Bigger than Refrigerators
Harvey M. Sachs, Toru Kubo, Sandy Smith, Kalon Scott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Measured Performance of California Buydown Program Residential PV Systems
Kurt Scheuermann, Doug Boleyn, Patrick Lilly, Regional Economic Research, Inc.; Sanford Miller, California Energy Commission
Dirty Air Conditioners: Energy Implications of Coil Fouling
Jeffrey Siegel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/University of California, Berkeley; Iain S. Walker, Max H. Sherman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Measured Impacts of Air Conditioner Condenser Shading
Jeffrey K. Sonne, Danny S. Parker, Stephen F. Barkaszi, Jr. Florida Solar Energy Center
Field Test of Aerosol-Spray and Best-Practice Duct-Sealing Approaches
Mark P. Ternes, Ho-Ling Hwang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Delta Q Method of Testing the Air Leakage of Ducts
Iain S. Walker, D.J. Dickerhoff, Max H. Sherman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Accuracy of Flow Hoods in Residential Applications
Craig Wray, Iain S. Walker, Max H. Sherman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory