Title: Building America house simulation protocols
Description: Building America (BA) is an industry-driven research program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that applies systems engineering approaches to accelerate the development and adoption of advanced building energy technologies in new and existing residential buildings. This program supports multiple building research teams in the production of advanced residential buildings on a community scale. These teams use a systems engineering process to perform cost and performance assessments relative to each builder or retrofit contractor's standard practice; the overall goal is to significantly reduce energy use with only a nominal increase in initial construction costs. The House Simulation Protocol document was developed to track and manage progress toward multi-year, average whole-building energy reduction research goals for new construction and existing homes, using a consistent reference point. These protocols provide a mechanism for tracking progress toward long-term research goals and ensuring that individual research projects are relevant to builder and retrofit contractor needs.
Subjects: Dwellings, Energy consumption, Measurement, Architecture and energy conservation, Computer simulation, House construction, Research