Nontechnical Summary of the Final Report 'Optimal Weatherization of Low-Income Housing in the United States: A Research Demonstration Project'

摘要

This report summarizes in nontechnical language the nature and results of the Community Service Administration's (CSA's) Optimal Weatherization Demonstration Research Project carried out by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). This summary draws on the final report of the field evaluation of the Demonstration, an NBS publication entitled Optimal Weatherization of Low-Income Housing in the U.S.: A Research Demonstration Project (NBS BSS 144). Unless stated otherwise, this report references the final report. The CSA/NBS demonstration installed both architectural (Building shell) and mechanical systems weatherization options, and achieved, when both types of options were used, an average reduction in space heating fuel consumption of 41 percent, at an average weatherization cost of $1,862 per house.