Field study of the effect of low-cost weatherstripping devices on energy use in single-family (San Diego) residences

M.R. Brambley, E.M. Kennedy, S.J. Romelczyk and S.S. Penner

Energy, 1984, vol. 9, issue 6, 465-475

Abstract: We present results obtained in field studies of control and test houses provided with low-cost, retrofit infiltration controls. There are significant estimates of average energy savings during both the heating and cooling seasons; however, the 95% confidence intervals for the heating season span the origin and the probability that savings were actually observed is less than 85% for the heating season. The probability that actual savings were measured during the cooling season is greater than 95%. For installations made by homeowners, estimated average payback periods are well below two years and are therefore justified in terms of economic returns resulting from energy savings.

Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(84)90026-4

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