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Hope VI Residents Deserve Green Housing. Affordable, Healthy Home Design Choices. Orientation Roof color and material Wall color Minimizing window area But allowing for adequate ventilation. Minimize carpet, use stamped concrete, tile, or terrazzo Properly size AC systems - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Hope VI Residents Deserve Green Housing
Affordable, Healthy Home Design Choices
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Top Ten Priorities for Low Utility Bills
• Orientation• Roof color and material• Wall color• Minimizing window area• But allowing for adequate
ventilation
• Minimize carpet, use stamped concrete, tile, or terrazzo
• Properly size AC systems• Install ductwork within
conditioned space• Efficient Water Heating
Systems • Efficient lighting and
appliances
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Orientation
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Orientation Matters
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Roof Color and Material
Attic Temp: 1380F Attic Temp: 1000F
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Roof Color and Material
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Roof Color and Material
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Roof Color and Materials
White metal roof home performed the best(25% measured savings)
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Wall color
• No cost associated with selecting a whiter wall color
• Reducing the solar absorbance from 0.8 to 0.5 or from 0.5 to 0.3 can save 3 to 5% of the heating/cooling bill.
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Minimizing Window Area
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Window Shading Strategies• Minimize East and West Exposures• Use Overhangs on all Sides –Particularly
South• Plant Shade Trees• Exterior Awnings or Bahama Shutters• Interior Shades• Low SHGC Glass or Films
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Window Shading Strategies
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Window Strategies
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Allow Adequate Ventilation• Provide cross-through ventilation from front to
back and side-to-side• Make sure all windows are operable and have
durable, easy-to-use hardware• Provide openings on two different walls in each
bedroom• Bedroom ventilation may work best on 2nd story• Space buildings to avoid blocking breeze
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Natural Ventilation
• Ideally, window openings should equal 12% of floor area
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Allow Adequate Ventilation
• Augment with whole house fans
• Include ceiling fans
• Have outside rooms open on three sides
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Whole House Fan
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Without fan With fan
KitchenLiving RoomOutside
oF
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Minimize Carpet• Use stamped
concrete, tile or terrazzo
• Slight benefit for cooling energy use
• Reduce allergy effects of dust mites
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Install ductwork within conditioned space
• Must be incorporated from the beginning of the design phase by architect.
• Save 10 to 20% on heating & cooling
• Reduce uncontrolled airflow and related indoor air quality problems.
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Properly Size AC Systems• Typical contractors oversize systems• Installing a three-ton system where a two-
ton system will suffice results in a 10% energy penalty
• Smaller systems work better on humid nights.
• Choose a SEER 13 or better unit.
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Use solar or heat pump water heating systems
• Water heating is a much larger portion of the energy bill in most low-income households. Smaller space with more occupants results in less HVAC than average household, but more water heating.
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Solar Water Heating
Solar Weatherization Program: Detailed Monitoring of 30 sites$250/year on hot water before solar, $120 after
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Solar Water Heating
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Efficient Appliances and Lighting Strategies
• Appliances– Energy Star Refrigerator and Washing Machine– Efficient Clothes Dryer
• Lighting– Day lighting (orientation, interior colors)– Efficient bulbs and fixtures
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Clothes Washers
horizontal-axis washers use 1/3 less water
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Water Conservation
• Indoor– Washing machine and other appliances
Energy Star models use up to 50% less water
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Water Conservation• Outdoor
– Xeriscapetm principles can eliminate need for supplemental irrigation after landscape is established.
– If irrigation systems are desired (turf), alternative water sources include greywater, reclaimed water, and rain water collection.
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Educate Consumers
• Behavior differences can result in differences in energy bills by a factor of three to 1 for similar size families in similar homes.
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Habitat for Humanity Homestead, Fl
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Monitored Energy Use
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Variation in AC energy consumption
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Factors Influencing Variation• Occupant Behavior
– Thermostat Setpoints– Fan Control– Natural Ventilation
• Roofing System– Roof covering– Attic Ventilation– Radiant Barrier
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Behavior Variation
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Natural Ventilation
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Indoor Air Quality
• Source Control– Paints, sealants, and adhesives
• Uncontrolled Air Flow– Can lead to mold and mildew growth– Also affects building durability
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Uncontrolled Air Flow
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Uncontrolled Air Flow
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Uncontrolled Air Flow
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Moisture Control
• Dumb Idea#1: Design a building with no slope to the roof
• Dumb Idea#2: Design no overhangs• Dumb Idea#3: Use vinyl wallpaper
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Materials• Resource Efficient
– Recycled– Engineered– durable
• Construction Waste Management– Reduce amount of waste– Reduce embodied energy
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Statistics• AIA estimates 2 lbs waste/ft2 of new
construction and 60,263 Btu/ft2 embodied energy for wood frame
• Increasing average construction efficiency 4% from 81% for a 1500 ft2 home translates to 120 lbs of waste saved per house and 1059 kWh of embodied energy saved per house.