| Description |
13 p. : digital, PDF file |
| Series |
NREL/CP ; 550-39821
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| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet from the NREL web site. |
| Note |
"To be presented at the 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, California, August 13-18, 2006." |
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Title from title screen (viewed August 15, 2007). |
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"August 2006." |
| Summary |
An optimization method based on the evaluation of a broad range of different combinations of specific energy efficiency and renewable-energy options is used to determine the least-cost pathway to the development of new homes with zero peak cooling demand. The optimization approach conducts a sequential search of a large number of possible option combinations and uses the most cost-effective alternatives to generate a least-cost curve to achieve home-performance levels ranging from a Title 24-compliant home to a home that uses zero net source energy on an annual basis. By evaluating peak cooling load reductions on the least-cost curve, it is then possible to determine the most cost-effective combination of energy efficiency and renewable-energy options that both maximize annual energy savings and minimize peak-cooling demand. |
| Form |
Full text available via Internet in .pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. |
| Subject |
Architecture and energy conservation -- Research.
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Dwellings -- Energy consumption -- Measurement.
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House construction -- Research.
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BEopt (Computer program)
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| Added Author |
Christensen, Craig.
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Horowitz, Scott.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
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University of Colorado, Boulder.
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| Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-04 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
E 9.17:NREL/CP-550-39821 |
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