A Comparison of Homes Built to the 2009 and 1984 Florida Energy Codes

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Charles Withers, Jr., Florida Solar Energy CenterFollow

Report Number

FSEC-CR-1934-12

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-1934-12.pdf

Keywords

Energy Consumption; Buildings; Energy Efficiency; Energy Codes; Data Analysis; Florida energy codes; Residential energy use; Building codes comparison; Home construction standards

Abstract

The Florida Solar Energy Center conducted research into the effectiveness of the Florida energy code to reduce energy use in residential buildings. FSEC examined two groups of homes: those built to the 1984 energy code (June 1,1984-1985) and those built to the 2007 with 2009 supplement energy code (March 1, 2009-2010). This report discusses data collection methods, analysis and results that focus on comparisons of measured energy use and house characteristics between both code periods.

Date Published

9-26-2012

Identifiers

232

Subjects

Buildings--Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Building laws; Creation--Comparative studies; Dwellings

Local Subjects

Data Analysis; Buildings - Energy Codes; Buildings - Energy Consumption; Buildings - Energy Efficiency

Type

Text; Document

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Withers, Jr., Charles, "A Comparison of Homes Built to the 2009 and 1984 Florida Energy Codes" (2012). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 232.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/232