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Low-energy houses: measured energy-consumption figures

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SubjectEnergy efficiency; energy conservation; air tightness; ventilation; heat transfer; thermal insulation; solar heating
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Measured space heating and total energy-consumption values are presented for a one-year monitoring period for a group of 27 low-energy houses in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The average space heating energy consumption for the 27 houses was 43.7 kJ/m.degrees C-d (2.1 Btu/ft[2].degrees F-d) for the period from May 1980 to May 1981. The total energy consumption averaged 365 MJ/m[2] (32,200 Btu/ft[2]); and space heating energy consumption averaged 228 MJ/m[2] (20, 100 Btu/ft[2]). These low-energy houses have a number of energy-conserving features -- air tightness, controlled ventilation, air-to-air heat exchangers, use of south windows for passive solar gain, and high insulation levels -- that distinguish them from conventional housing stock.
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  • ASHRAE Transactions 89, no. 1A (1983): 264–274.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-P-1197
NRC numberNRCC 23377
NRC-IRC-1537
NPARC number20378769
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