Monitoring the behaviour of an ultra-energy efficient house at Noble Kirk Farm

As trends in modern residential building construction tend to energy conservation and higher efficiency, the passive solar airtight home (R2000 in Canada) is fast becoming a standard. One such home is analyzed using a two-year set of measurments from a high temporal resolution data logging station....

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Published in:Energy and buildings 1988-11, Vol.12 (3), p.219-232
Main Authors: Poehlman, W.F.S., Mesher, D., Meadowcroft, C.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Heating, air conditioning and ventilation
Technical data: comfort, insulation, loads, etc
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Summary:As trends in modern residential building construction tend to energy conservation and higher efficiency, the passive solar airtight home (R2000 in Canada) is fast becoming a standard. One such home is analyzed using a two-year set of measurments from a high temporal resolution data logging station. The overall energy-conserving performance of the home is determined and related to other previous structures. Short-term effects are investigated with a view to relating them with owner/operator control of the home's airhandling systems. It is found that in these structures, setback thermostats may be counterproductive and manual dehumidistat control leads to a complex set of interactions much beyond the scope of even knowledgeable home owners to predict. This suggests the requirement for intelligent automated control of residential air-handling systems.
ISSN:0378-7788
DOI:10.1016/0378-7788(88)90067-9