Electric End-Use Energy Efficiency Potential in the U.S. Single-Family Housing Stock

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Wilson ◽  
Craig Christensen ◽  
Scott Horowitz ◽  
Joseph Robertson ◽  
Jeff Maguire
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
End Use ◽  
Energy Efficiency Potential ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Energy Efficiency Potential in the U.S. Single-Family Housing Stock

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Wilson ◽  
Craig B. Christensen ◽  
Scott G. Horowitz ◽  
Joseph J. Robertson ◽  
Jeffrey B. Maguire
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
Energy Efficiency Potential ◽  
The U.S

A model for research efforts: evolutionary not revolutionary

1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-302
Author(s):  
Michael J. Crosbie
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Single Family ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Collaborative Efforts ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. home builders and suppliers, funded by the Federal government, have developed new methods and technologies to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the cost of single-family housing. This report by Michael Crosbie, one of the researchers involved in the effort, reviews the work done so far and looks ahead to future collaborative efforts to advance this huge sector of the U.S. economy.

scholarly journals Adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures in Renovation of Single-Family Houses: A Comparative Approach

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 6042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoaib Azizi ◽  
Gireesh Nair ◽  
Thomas Olofsson
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Energy Efficiency Measures ◽  
Efficiency Measures

Inclusion of energy efficiency measures (EEMs) in the renovation of the single-family housing stock can unlock the potential for much-needed energy efficiency to tackle climate change. Energy renovation (ER) in single-family houses is often promoted as an aggregate process, and EEMs are treated homogenously without sufficient attention to their differences. This study applies a comparative analysis on common EEMs using chi-square test to investigate the influence of factors already found affecting the implementation of ER. This paper addresses the “personal” and “house-related” factors influencing the adoption of EEMs regardless of motives or barriers leading the adopters’ decisions. This strategy is useful to highlight the contexts leading to an increase in the adoption rate of different EEMs. The analysis is based on a questionnaire survey mailed in spring 2017 to 1550 single-family homeowners in the northern region of Sweden. Approximately 60% of respondents showed interest in adopting at least one EEM if they implement a major renovation. About 46% of respondents stated to have at least one indoor environmental problem (IEP) in their houses, and IEPs are found to have significant relations with homeowners’ interest to adopt several different EEMs. The policy implications related to different EEMs are discussed.

scholarly journals Materials and technologies to achieve better energy efficiency of buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (3) ◽  
pp. 032134
Author(s):  
Henryk B. Łoziczonek
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Frame Structures ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Wooden Frame ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
Emission Of Greenhouse Gases

Abstract The article will discuss the aspects of the possibilities of improving the energy efficiency of buildings. In particular, the author will analyze innovative technologies in the field of improving the thermal insulation of external partitions and improving the efficiency of underfloor heating. The author will present the results of research on the thermal properties of metal and wooden frame structures, as well as innovative veneer floor panels. Frame structures are increasingly used in single-family housing, and veneer floor panels are used in underfloor heating. Innovative solutions of building partitions are to improve the energy efficiency of newly constructed buildings, and thus reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

scholarly journals Land-management strategies and the detached housing stock in shrinking municipalities – evidence from Germany

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Berndgen-Kaiser ◽  
Tine Köhler ◽  
Maja Lorbek ◽  
Markus Wiechert
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Declining Populations ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
Shrinking Regions ◽  
Age Dependency Ratio

Abstract For some years, increased attention has been paid to the single-family housing stock in Germany and the further designation of building land by municipalities. A Germany-wide anonymous survey of municipalities sheds light on the municipalities’ land management strategies with regard to declining populations and their anticipation of future problems for the further use of the single-family housing stock. The results of the quantitative survey are supplemented by qualitative interviews with municipal experts from case studies that were selected on the basis of criteria such as population decline, old-age dependency ratio, the share of single-family homes and vacancy rates. The aims of the survey and the interviews are to assess municipal representatives’ perceptions of population decline and of the necessity of undertaking measures to deal with shrinkage. Research questions are: What measures do municipalities consider appropriate to counter population loss and falling demand for housing in shrinking regions? How important are single-family housing areas in the perception of German municipalities? The results indicate that a continued designation of building land seems to be one of the most important measures used to cope with insufficient demand. The aim is to attract new inhabitants, particularly to shrinking cities. However, this approach reinforces current problems because it lowers demand for the housing stock and increases the risk of vacancies.

scholarly journals CASE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF THE STRUCTURE AND THICKNESS OF THE THERMAL ENVELOPE ON THE ENERGY CLASS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Tucaković ◽  
Marina Nikolić Topalović ◽  
Tanja Trkulja
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Class ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Detached House ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Family House

The aim of the research is to obtain optimal ranges of thermal envelope for the desired energy classes, which will contribute to a more economical and rational approach to the design of buildings, as well as to prove that with the increase of thermal envelope there is an increase of the energy class. The model on which the research was formed and applied is a typical semi-detached house in Belgrade. By comparing the results of the reference family house, the framework parameters for the satisfaction of a certain energy class have been formed, based on the fulfillment of the energy efficiency requirements established by national regulations.

Assessment of U.S. Electric End-Use Energy Efficiency Potential

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 55-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clark W. Gellings ◽  
Greg Wikler ◽  
Debyani Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
End Use ◽  
Energy Efficiency Potential
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