Open AccessAn Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of Wall And Window Retrofit Configurations: Supporting the Residential Retrofit Best Practices Guide
Author(s) -
T.K. Stovall,
T.W. Pétrie,
Jan Kośny,
Phillip W Childs,
Jerald Allen Atchley,
Kimberly D Hulvey
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/932614
Subject(s) - window (computing) , engineering , measure (data warehouse) , energy (signal processing) , leakage (economics) , section (typography) , computer science , simulation , mathematics , operating system , database , statistics , economics , macroeconomics
A Retrofit Best Practices Guide was developed to encourage homeowners to consider energy conservation issues whenever they modify their siding or windows. In support of this guide, an experimental program was implemented to measure the performance of a number of possible wall siding and window retrofit configurations. Both thermal and air-leakage measurements were made for a 2.4 x 2.4 m (8 x 8 ft) wall section with and without a 0.9 x 1.2 m (3 x 4 ft) window. The windows tested were previously well-characterized at a dedicated window test facility. A computer model was also used to provide information for the Best Practices Guide. The experimental data for walls and windows were used in conjunction with this model to estimate the total annual energy savings for several typical houses in a number of different locations