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Sustainability Performance of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility Relative to a Maryland Code Compliant Design

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Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF). The initial goal of the NZERTF is to demonstrate that a net-zero energy residential design can “look and feel” like a typical home in the Gaithersburg area. The purpose of this report is to compare the sustainability performance including energy, economic, and environmental metrics, of the NZERTF design to a comparable Maryland code-compliant building design using whole building energy simulations, life-cycle costing, and life-cycle assessment.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1187
Report Number
1187

Keywords

BIRDS, energy efficiency, net-zero energy, residential buildings, sustainability, whole building energy simulation

Citation

Kneifel, J. and O'Rear, E. (2015), Sustainability Performance of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility Relative to a Maryland Code Compliant Design, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1187 (Accessed December 3, 2024)

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Created March 30, 2015, Updated November 10, 2018