Report Number
FSEC-RR-342-09
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-RR-342-09.pdf
Keywords
Buildings; Energy Efficiency; ENERGY STAR; Home energy rating; Climate zones; Energy efficiency standards; Building energy analysis
Abstract
Using EnergyGauge® USA v.2.8.02, the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has conducted an analysis of EPA’s proposed ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home specification. A single-story, 2344 ft², slab-on-grade, 3-bedroom, frame home is evaluated in each of the seven contiguous U.S. climate zones. The ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home was evaluated using three metrics: 1) EPS’s threshold qualifying HERS Index (including the Size Adjustment Factor – 0.984 for this home), 2) the 2006 IECC Standard Reference Design and 3) the 2009 IECC Standard Reference Design. Evaluations using the IECC Standard Reference Design were computed using source energy, where the source energy factors were 3.16 for electricity use and 1.1 for natural gas use.2 For the IECC analyses, results are expressed as an e-Ratio, where the total source energy use for heating, cooling and hot water for the ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home is divided by the total source energy use for heating, cooling and hot water for the IECC Standard Design Home.
Date Published
7-7-2009
Identifiers
354
Subjects
Energy conservation; Dwellings--Energy consumption; Standards, Engineering; Climatic zones; Energy consumption
Local Subjects
Buildings - Energy Efficiency
Type
Text; Document
Creator (Linked Data)
Fairey, Philip W. [LC]
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Fairey, Philip W., "Analysis of the ENERGY STAR Reference Home Concept as Proposed for EPA's 2011 National Program Requirements" (2009). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 354.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/354
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