The purpose of this effort was to create a nationwide snapshot of the current residential building practices in the United States, and to identify trends in building practices as they relate to building energy efficiency. Information on typical insulation levels, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) efficiencies, window profiles, and other residential building components and assemblies provided a foundation for 1) identifying trends in residential building practices over time, 2) assessing energy-efficiency improvements in single-family homes over time and correlating them with the applicable building energy codes if possible, and 3) identifying building energy code adoption and compliance needs. This report seeks to identify trends in the residential building practice from 1996 to 2009.
Revised: January 6, 2012 |
Published: September 1, 2011
Citation
Mapes T.S., M.M. Iverson, L.L. Fassbender, and M.L. Britt. 2011.Nationwide Snapshot Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.