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Air Leakage and Energy Efficiency Guide

The document summarizes energy efficiency measures used in case study homes in cold climates. It provides a table comparing measures across multiple construction projects. These include tight construction and air sealing, well insulated walls, roofs and foundations, high efficiency heating and cooling equipment, renewable energy systems like solar panels, and energy efficient appliances. The projects aim to reduce energy use and demonstrate affordable, well-insulated housing designs for cold climates.

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Air Leakage and Energy Efficiency Guide

The document summarizes energy efficiency measures used in case study homes in cold climates. It provides a table comparing measures across multiple construction projects. These include tight construction and air sealing, well insulated walls, roofs and foundations, high efficiency heating and cooling equipment, renewable energy systems like solar panels, and energy efficient appliances. The projects aim to reduce energy use and demonstrate affordable, well-insulated housing designs for cold climates.

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AIR LEAK AGE GUIDE | BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM

Table 6. Summary of Energy Efficiency Measures Incorporated in Case Study Homes in the Cold Climate (continued)

Rural Development, Inc.


Turner Falls, MA

S&A Homes
Pittsburgh, PA

Shaw Construction
Grand Junction, CO

Wisdom Way Solar Village


Greenfield, MA
20 duplex units
1,140 - 1,770 ft 2
Affordable housing

East Liberty Development, Inc.


6 single-family urban infill
3,100 ft2
Above market rate

Burlingame Ranch Phase 1


Aspen, CO
84 units in 15 multi-family buildings
1,325 ft 2
Affordable

Tested at 1.1 to 1.5 ACH at 50 pa

Tested at 3.0 ACH at 50 Pa; all


penetrations and studs sealed

Tested at 2.5 in2 leakage


per 100 ft2 of envelope

Double walled (two 2x4 16-in. o.c. walls,


5 inches apart)

2x6 24-in. o.c.

2x6 24-in. o.c.

R-42 dense-pack, dry blown cellulose

R-24 blown fiberglass

R-24 of 3.5 high-density spray foam

R-50 blown-in cellulose on ceiling

R-49 blown-in fiberglass on ceiling

R-50 high-density foam at sloped roof,


R-38 at flat roofs

Full uninsulated basement with R-40


blown cellulose under first floor

Precast concrete basement walls with


steel-reinforced concrete studs at 2.5 in.
XPS R-12.5

Slab with R-13 XPS edge; some basements


with R-13 interior polyisocyanurate; R-28
of spray-foam insulation on ground under
slab

No ducts

In conditioned space in open-web floor


trusses

No ducts

None

In conditioned basement

None

8 - 18

51 - 55

54 - 62

Small sealed-combustion 83% AFUE gasfired space heater on main floor; no AC

Two-stage 96%-AFUE gas furnace with


multi-speed blower; SEER-14 AC

0.9 AFUE condensing gas boiler with


baseboard hot water radiators

Triple-pane U-0.18 on north/east/west


sides; double-pane U-0.26 on south side

U-0.33, SHGC-0.30, double-pane

U-0.37, SHGC-0.33 fiberglass-framed,


double-pane

Solar thermal with tankless gas backup

82% EF tankless gas water heater

Solar thermal with gas boiler back-up

Continuous bathroom exhaust

Passive fresh air duct to return plenum;


fan-cycler on 50% of time for fresh air
circulation, bath exhausts

Heat-recovery ventilator

LEED Platinum

Meets LEED (not certified)

LEED Certified

100% CFLs; refrigerator, dishwasher

100% CFLs and ENERGY STAR


refrigerator, dishwashers, and clothes
washer

90% CFL; ENERGY STAR refrigerator,


dishwashers, clothes washers, ceiling fans

2.8 to 3.4-kW PV; flat-plate collector solar


thermal water heating

No

10-kW PV on one building; solar hot water


heating on all buildings

All HERS rated

All Builders Challenge certified

All federal tax credit qualified

o.c. = on center wood framed walls; Pa = pascals; PV = photovoltaic; SEER = Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio; SHGC = solar heat gain
coefficient; XPS = extruded polystryene

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