ZIP: The ZIP-Code Insulation Program, Version 2.0. Economic Insulation Levels forNew and Existing Houses by Three-Digit Zip Code. Users' Guide and Reference Manual (Revised Edition)

摘要

ZIP 2.0 is a revised and updated version of ZIP, the Zip-Code Insulation Program.ZIP is a computer program developed to support the DoE Insulation Fact Sheet by providing users with customized estimates of economic levels of residential insulation. These estimates can be made for any location in the United States by entering the first three digits of its ZIP code. The program and supporting files are contained on a single 5-1/4 in. diskette for use with microcomputers having an MS-DOS operating system. The revised ZIP program calculates economic levels of insulation for attics, cathedral ceilings, exterior woodframe and masonry walls, floors over unheated areas, slab floors, basement and crawlspace walls, ducts in unconditioned spaces, and water heaters. Climate parameters are contained in a file on the ZIP diskette and are automatically retrieved by ZIP code. Regional energy prices and insulation costs are also retrieved from the diskette, but these can be overridden to better reflect local conditions.