Shows the development of a procedure at Princeton University which involves an instrumented energy audit combined with a partial retrofit, and especially applicable to post-war single-family housing. This procedure is known as the `house-doctor' approach and is being tested in a 168 house experiment. Preliminary results show a 10-15% reduction in total use of natural gas following partial retrofit measures. Further retrofits based on house doctor observations led to a 20-25% reduction.
House doctor visits - optimizing energy conservation without side effects.
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Year:
1981
Bibliographic info:
IEA conference proceedings `New Energy Conservation Technologies' Berlin 6-10 April p.432-443