Buildings Energy Program annual report, FY 1991

摘要

The Buildings Energy Program at PNL conducts research and development (R&D) for DOE's Office of Building Technologies (OBT). The OBT's mission is to lead a national program supporting private and federal sector efforts to improve the energy efficiency of the nation's buildings and to increase the use of renewable energy sources. Under an arrangement with DOE, Battelle staff also conduct research and development projects for other federal agencies and private clients. This annual report contains an account of the buildings-related research projects conducted at PNL during fiscal year (FY) 1991. A major focus of PNL's energy projects is to improve the energy efficiency of commercial and residential buildings. Researchers who are developing solutions to energy-use problems view a building as an energy-using system. From this perspective, a desirable solution is not only one that is cost-effective and responsive to the needs of the occupants, but also one that optimizes the interaction among the energy components and systems that compose the whole. (ERA citation 19:024902)