Retrofitting Vegas
Subtitle: implementing energy efficiency in two Las Vegas test homes
By: prepared for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; prepared by S. Puttagunta
Contributors: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.); Building America (Program : U.S.); Building Technologies Program (U.S.)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Golden, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Dwellings; Energy conservation; Heating and ventilation; Community development; Urban renewal
Other titles: Implementing energy efficiency in two Las Vegas test homes
Description: In 2009, the state of Nevada received nearly forty million dollars in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of this funding was to stabilize communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. In an effort to provide guidance to local officials and maximize how effectively this NSP funding is utilized in retrofitting homes, CARB provided design specifications, energy modeling, and technical support for the Building America Retrofit Alliance (BARA) team and its local partners - Better Building Performance, Nevada Energy Star Partners Green Alliance, and Home Free Nevada - for two retrofit test homes. One home was to demonstrate a modest retrofit and the other a deep energy retrofit. Through this project, CARB has provided two robust solution packages for retrofitting homes built in this region between the 1980s and early 1990s without substantially inconveniencing the occupants. The two test homes, the Carmen and Sierra Hills, demonstrate how cost-effectively energy efficient upgrades can be implemented in the hot, dry climate of the Southwest. In addition, the homes were used as an educational experience for home performance professionals, building trades, remodelers, and the general public. In-field trainings on air-sealing, HVAC upgrades, and insulating were provided to local contractors during the retrofit and BARA documented these retrofits through a series of video presentations, beginning with a site survey and concluding with the finished remodel and test out.
Notes: Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 3, 2013).

"NREL Technical Monitor: Cheryn Metzger."

"April 2013."

"DOE/GO-102013-3898"--Page [57].

Includes bibliographical references (page 46).

NREL contract no. DE-AC36-08GO28308; prepared under subcontract no. KNDJ-0-40346-02