Whole House Calculator - HUD User

Developing a Calculator for Evaluating Physical Design Characteristics and Whole House Performance: A Preliminary Method

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research

Visit PD&R's Web Site to find this report and others sponsored by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R).

Other services of HUD USER, PD&R's Research and Information Service, include listservs; special interest, bimonthly publications (best practices, significant studies from other sources); access to public use databases; hotline 1-800-245-2691 for help accessing the information you need.

Developing a Calculator for Evaluating Physical Design Characteristics and Whole House Performance: A Preliminary Method

Prepared for: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research Washington, DC June 2005 Prepared by: Michael O'Brien, Ron Wakefield, Virginia Tech With assistance from Mark Nowak, Newport Partners L.L.C. Blacksburg, VA

Acknowledgements:

The research team would like to acknowledge the support and insight generously provided by Brad Oberg at IBACOS.

Mike Blanford and Carlos Martin from the HUD Office of Policy Development and Research provided critical discussion and helpful input throughout the project.

Marilyn Cavell from the Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech provided additional program support and financial oversight throughout the project.

Rudi Luyendijk coordinated the graduate research assistants Younghan Jung and Qian Chen. They are the major contributors, with Robert Speight from URS Associates to the literature search process referenced in Part II. Graduate Research Assistant Younghan Jung prepared the systems database for the project.

The authors accept responsibility for the report and any shortcomings it may have.

Program Manager: C. Theodore Koebel

Disclaimer:

The contents of this report are the views of the contractor and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the U.S. Government.

The authors have made every effort to verify the accuracy and appropriateness of the report's content. However, no guarantee of the accuracy or completeness of the information or acceptability for compliance with any industry standard or mandatory requirement of any code, law, or regulation is either offered or implied.

The products listed or described in the report are included only as examples of some available products. No endorsement, recommendation, or evaluation of these products or their use is given or implied.

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download