Evaluation of energy code trade-offs

Andrew S. Lau; Mark R. Fortney; William P. Bahnfleth; Eric F.P. Burnett

Evaluation of energy code trade-offs

Andrew S. Lau
, Mark R. Fortney
, William P. Bahnfleth
, Eric F.P. Burnett

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Abstract

In late 1999 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed legislation to adopt one or more statewide building codes. In November 1999, Pennsylvania adopted the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) legislation into law, creating a statewide building code across Pennsylvania. Part of this act requires the state to develop regulations for prescriptive methods to implement residential building energy requirements. The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center (PHRC) at Penn State University developed a simpler and more flexible alternative chapter to replace the International Residential Code (IRC), Chapter 11, Energy Efficiency. This alternative includes trade-off tables that allow builders to use certain less energy-efficient components if their impact is balanced by more efficient practices elsewhere in the building. These alternative prescriptive paths and trade-offs were analyzed for energy use using PowerDOE, a powerful, visual-based version of DOE 2.1E. In all cases, the proposed alternative code results in a net reduction in energy use relative to the IRC. This paper describes the process and presents the results of the energy modeling.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Buildings VIII
Subtitle of host publication	Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings
Publisher	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
ISBN (Electronic)	1883413966, 9781883413965
State	Published - Jan 1 2001
Event	8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2001 - Clearwater, United States Duration: Dec 2 2001 → Dec 7 2001

Publication series

Name	Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings
ISSN (Electronic)	2166-8469

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2001
Country/Territory	United States
City	Clearwater
Period	12/2/01 → 12/7/01

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Civil and Structural Engineering

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Lau, AS, Fortney, MR, Bahnfleth, WP & Burnett, EFP 2001, Evaluation of energy code trade-offs. in Buildings VIII: Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings. Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2001, Clearwater, United States, 12/2/01.

Evaluation of energy code trade-offs. / Lau, Andrew S.; Fortney, Mark R.; Bahnfleth, William P. et al.
Buildings VIII: Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2001. (Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings).

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Evaluation of energy code trade-offs

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