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'''Building performance''' or '''home performance''' is a comprehensive whole-house approach to identifying and fixing comfort and [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] problems in a home.<ref name= "Wheeler">[http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B7966556-0F2D-4306-9B08-2D8F891ADFA3/0/ResidentialWholeHouseProgramDesign_0701draft.pdf Residential Sector: Designing a prescriptive whole house retrofit program] Michael Wheeler, California Public Utilities Commission, page 15</ref> |
'''Building performance''' or '''home performance''' is a comprehensive whole-house approach to identifying and fixing comfort and [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] problems in a home.<ref name= "Wheeler">[http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B7966556-0F2D-4306-9B08-2D8F891ADFA3/0/ResidentialWholeHouseProgramDesign_0701draft.pdf Residential Sector: Designing a prescriptive whole house retrofit program] Michael Wheeler, California Public Utilities Commission, page 15</ref> |
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[[Energy audit]]s are performed by energy auditors, also known as building analysts or consultants,<ref name="Consultantmodel">http://www.energystar.gov/ia/home_improvement/Consultant_Model.pdf</ref> which, in the United States, are usually certified by the [[Building Performance Institute]] (BPI) or the Residential Energy Services Network ([[RESNET]]).<ref name'="energy.ca.gov">http://www.energy.ca.gov/HERS/index.html</ref><ref name="Southface" |
[[Energy audit]]s are performed by energy auditors, also known as building analysts or consultants,<ref name="Consultantmodel">http://www.energystar.gov/ia/home_improvement/Consultant_Model.pdf</ref> which, in the United States, are usually certified by the [[Building Performance Institute]] (BPI) or the Residential Energy Services Network ([[RESNET]]).<ref name'="energy.ca.gov">http://www.energy.ca.gov/HERS/index.html</ref><ref name="Southface">{{cite web|title=Home Energy Rating System (HERS)|url=http://www.southface.org/learning-center/trainings/home-energy-rating-system|publisher=www.southface.org|accessdate=15 September 2015}}</ref> |
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The United States [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] and [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] started a national program "''Home Performance with [[Energy Star|ENERGY STAR]]''" to offer a comprehensive, whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and comfort at home, while helping to protect the environment.<ref name="energystar.gov">[http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=hpwes_profiles.showsplash Home Performance with ENERGY STAR]</ref> The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program has 40 programs, to date, across the country which are administered by various utilities and state energy offices.<ref name="HpwES">http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index</ref> |
The United States [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] and [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] started a national program "''Home Performance with [[Energy Star|ENERGY STAR]]''" to offer a comprehensive, whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and comfort at home, while helping to protect the environment.<ref name="energystar.gov">[http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=hpwes_profiles.showsplash Home Performance with ENERGY STAR]</ref> The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program has 40 programs, to date, across the country which are administered by various utilities and state energy offices.<ref name="HpwES">http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index{{Deadlink}}</ref> |
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Home performance applies [[building science]] to address the following issues:<ref name="STLCC.edu">http://www.stlcc.edu/Workforce_Development/Events_and_Seminars.html</ref> |
Home performance applies [[building science]] to address the following issues:<ref name="STLCC.edu">http://www.stlcc.edu/Workforce_Development/Events_and_Seminars.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:52, 15 September 2015
Building performance or home performance is a comprehensive whole-house approach to identifying and fixing comfort and energy efficiency problems in a home.[1]
Energy audits are performed by energy auditors, also known as building analysts or consultants,[2] which, in the United States, are usually certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) or the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET).[3][4]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy started a national program "Home Performance with ENERGY STAR" to offer a comprehensive, whole-house approach to improving energy efficiency and comfort at home, while helping to protect the environment.[5] The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program has 40 programs, to date, across the country which are administered by various utilities and state energy offices.[6]
Home performance applies building science to address the following issues:[7]
- Efficient energy use
- Durability
- Health & Safety
- Indoor Air Quality[8]
- Thermal Comfort
- Indoor Moisture sources and solutions[9]
Diagnostic equipment includes:[7]
- Blower door
- Duct leakage tester (Duct Blaster (R))
- Thermal Imaging camera
- Combustion analyzer
- Carbon monoxide detector
A home performance energy audit results in home energy retrofit recommendations to improve the comfort and efficiency of the home, the most common of which include:
- Sealing air holes and gaps in the building envelope
- Sealing & insulating structures like attic access stairways & whole house fans
- installing new windows or sealing existing windows
- Adding insulation.
- Sealing ducts.
- Upgrading heating and cooling systems, appliances and lighting by replacing them with energy efficient equipment such as ENERGY STAR appliances or devices, compact fluorescent lamps, or LED lamps.
- Adding heat recovery ventilation or other means to control and upgrade fresh air ventilation.
- Controlling moisture.
See also
References
- ^ Residential Sector: Designing a prescriptive whole house retrofit program Michael Wheeler, California Public Utilities Commission, page 15
- ^ http://www.energystar.gov/ia/home_improvement/Consultant_Model.pdf
- ^ http://www.energy.ca.gov/HERS/index.html
- ^ "Home Energy Rating System (HERS)". www.southface.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
- ^ http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index[dead link]
- ^ a b http://www.stlcc.edu/Workforce_Development/Events_and_Seminars.html
- ^ "Mold Overview and Health Concerns". www.filterbuy.com. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.csuohio.edu/ce/catalog/courses/ENGR499101.html
External links
- Global Buildings Performance Network
- BPI Building Performance Institute - U.S. organization setting home performance technical standards
- Efficiency First - U.S. trade association of home performance contractors and others promoting performance based energy retrofits.
- Home Energy Magazine - Home performance articles.