| Download | - View final version: Techniques for estimating the energy consumption of houses (PDF, 963 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Sander, D. M.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada
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| Sponsor | Search for: International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation |
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | 9th CIB Congress, 1983, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Subject | Energy efficiency; heating (process); heat transfer; heating equipment; residential facilities; thermal properties; heating energy; calculation methods |
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| Abstract | The evaluation of a house design requires a method for estimating the effect of various design features on the heating energy requirements. Such a method must account for the following: heat loss, primarily by conduction, through the exterior envelope; heat loss due to exchange of indoor air and outdoor air; heat loss to the earth through basement walls and floor; heat gain from occupants and appliances; solar heat gain through windows; and the performance characteristics of the heating system. Although a number of computer programs have been developed to simulate the thermal behaviour of a house, simpler methods are more appropriate for use as design tools, or for evaluating house designs for building code or labelling applications. Simple methods sacrifice some accuracy, particularly when the effects of heat storage and variations in room temperature become significant, but they are adequate for many practical applications. Recent research at the National Research Council of Canada has resulted in improved methods for calculating below-grade losses and the utilization of solar gains through windows that can be incorporated into such calculation procedures. |
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Identifier | DBR-P-1202 |
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| NRC number | NRCC 23438
NRC-IRC-3782 |
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| NPARC number | 20375496 |
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| Record identifier | 38b29ec6-2d31-4754-a494-83f7c8b5e227 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-23 |
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| Record modified | 2024-03-22 |
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