National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes
The design of this 1,280-square-foot, three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver zero energy home carefully combines envelope efficiency, efficient equipment, appliances and lighting, and passive and active solar features to reach the zero energy goal. The home was designed with an early version (July 22, 2004) of the BEOpt building optimization software; DOE2 and TRNSYS were used to perform additional analysis. This engineering approach was tempered by regular discussions with Habitat construction staff and volunteers. These discussions weighed the applicability of the optimized solutions to the special needs and economics of a Habitat house, moving the design toward simple, easily maintained mechanical systems and volunteer-friendly construction techniques. A data acquisition system was installed in the completed home to monitor its performance. The home's energy performance was monitored for 10 years. A comprehensive report on the home was done after the first 2 years of monitoring and a follow-up ACEEE paper on the project including 10 years of performance data was presented in 2016.
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AB - The design of this 1,280-square-foot, three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver zero energy home carefully combines envelope efficiency, efficient equipment, appliances and lighting, and passive and active solar features to reach the zero energy goal. The home was designed with an early version (July 22, 2004) of the BEOpt building optimization software; DOE2 and TRNSYS were used to perform additional analysis. This engineering approach was tempered by regular discussions with Habitat construction staff and volunteers. These discussions weighed the applicability of the optimized solutions to the special needs and economics of a Habitat house, moving the design toward simple, easily maintained mechanical systems and volunteer-friendly construction techniques. A data acquisition system was installed in the completed home to monitor its performance. The home's energy performance was monitored for 10 years. A comprehensive report on the home was done after the first 2 years of monitoring and a follow-up ACEEE paper on the project including 10 years of performance data was presented in 2016.
AU - Norton, Paul
A2 - Christensen, C
A3 - Hancock, Ed
A4 - Baker, Greg
A5 - Reeves, Pat
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.25984/2204247
KW - building america
KW - Affordable Housing
KW - Passive Solar
KW - Solar Water Heating
KW - Sun tempering
KW - Superinsulation
KW - residential
KW - cold
KW - zero energy home
KW - single family detached
KW - utility power grid storage
KW - new construction
KW - BuildingAmerica
LA - English
DA - 2016/07/21
PY - 2016
PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
T1 - National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes
UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247
ER -
Norton, Paul, et al. National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 21 July, 2016, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247.
Norton, P., Christensen, C., Hancock, E., Baker, G., & Reeves, P. (2016). National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247
Norton, Paul, C Christensen, Ed Hancock, Greg Baker, and Pat Reeves. National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, July, 21, 2016. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247
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title = {National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes},
author = {Norton, Paul and Christensen, C and Hancock, Ed and Baker, Greg and Reeves, Pat},
abstractNote = {The design of this 1,280-square-foot, three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver zero energy home carefully combines envelope efficiency, efficient equipment, appliances and lighting, and passive and active solar features to reach the zero energy goal. The home was designed with an early version (July 22, 2004) of the BEOpt building optimization software; DOE2 and TRNSYS were used to perform additional analysis. This engineering approach was tempered by regular discussions with Habitat construction staff and volunteers. These discussions weighed the applicability of the optimized solutions to the special needs and economics of a Habitat house, moving the design toward simple, easily maintained mechanical systems and volunteer-friendly construction techniques. A data acquisition system was installed in the completed home to monitor its performance. The home's energy performance was monitored for 10 years. A comprehensive report on the home was done after the first 2 years of monitoring and a follow-up ACEEE paper on the project including 10 years of performance data was presented in 2016.},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/5176},
year = {2016},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.25984/2204247},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-15},
doi = {10.25984/2204247}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2204247
Details
Data from Jul 21, 2016
Last updated Nov 1, 2023
Submitted Jul 21, 2016
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Paul Norton
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
building america, Affordable Housing, Passive Solar, Solar Water Heating, Sun tempering, Superinsulation, residential, cold, zero energy home, single family detached, utility power grid storage, new construction, BuildingAmericaDOE Project Details
Project Name Building America
Project Number FY14 AOP 1.9.1.19