2024-03-28T19:46:26Zhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/oai/requestoai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/115942018-09-25T21:20:03Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
The Microclimates Around Free-Standing Buildings
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
Architecture and climate
Microclimatology
6 pages
This paper describes the methodology and
results of a project to study the behavior of
the sun and wind in creating more or less
favorable microclimates around two suburban
building types in two U.S. locations.
This project was supported by a grant from
the National Endowment for the Arts in
Washington, D.C., a federal Agency, and by
the Department of Architecture, J. Finrow,
Head, at the University of Oregon.
2011-09-29T14:19:28Z
2011-09-29T14:19:28Z
2011
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11594
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244622019-03-08T08:30:48Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Comparison of Residential Energy Codes
Pierce, Sam
Brown, G. Z.
76 pages
The objective of this investigation is to gain an understanding of the code requirements in order to gauge the task of developing an energy code compliance tool for use by industrialized housing producers. Although this pilot study was limited to 5 states we expect it is representative of other regions of the U.S. This document reduces the various code material to a format facilitating direct comparison and analysis. Included are tabulations of code requirements by component or code issue, a tabulation of code jurisdictions and a direct comparison of the codes. All identifiable regional, state, and local codes for the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and California are included in this investigation with exception of Missoula, Montana which uses the Model Energy Code.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC03-89SF17960
2019-03-07T20:01:44Z
2019-03-07T20:01:44Z
1992-01
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24462
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244572019-03-08T08:30:41Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1990 Research Activities
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Kellett, Ronald
McDonald, Margot
Meacham, Matt
Paz, Artemio
Ryan, Pat
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Cai, Bing
Chandra, Subrato
Elshennawy, Ahmad K.
Fairey, Philip
Gumbs, Elvis
Mcilvaine, Janet E. R.
Maxwell, Lawrence
Melody, Ingrid
Moalla, Sofien
Mullens, Michael
Roland, Jim
Tooley, John
Swart, William
Young, Lorenzo
58 pages
This report summarizes research results from eight projects conducted from November, 1989 to March, 1991, the second year of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research program. Detailed individual reports are available for each of the sections described in this report. The titles of these reports are: An Analysis of U.S. Industrialized Housing, A Review of Computer Use in Industrialized Housing, Design for Energy Efficiency, Energy Design Software, Manufacturing Process Innovation, Toward the Development of a Dimensional Coordinating Hierarchy for Housing Applications, Calibration of the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel, and Cooling Season Tests for Industrialized Housing Systems.
U. S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FCO3-89SF17960
2019-03-07T19:32:42Z
2019-03-07T19:32:42Z
1991-07
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24457
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
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Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
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An Integrated Environment for Intelligent Energy Design
Brambley, Michael R.
Quadrel, Richard W.
Stratton, Rex C.
Brown, G. Z.
Meacham, Matt
Miller, Peter
Pohl, Jens G.
La Porta, John
Snyder, James
Selkowitz, Steven E.
Papamichael, Konstantinos
Bailey, Mark L.
Energy efficient buildings
Advanced Energy Design and Operations Technology
Design tools
AEDOT
Architecture and energy conservation -- Computer-aided design
8 p.
The design of energy-efficient buildings can be aided by intelligent computer tools that can evaluate design solutions and make recommendations for improving the buildings' energy performance. Such tools can be very productive when they are integrated with existing computer-aided design technology. Pacific Northwest Laboratory, in collaboration with the University of Oregon, the California Polytechnic State University, and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, is developing such tools and integrating them into a computational environment that can be easily used by architects, engineers, and designers. This project, called the Advanced Energy Design and Operations Technologies (ABDOT) project, intends to demonstrate how building energy performance can be improved by combining expertise from a variety of domain perspectives during the design process.
This paper describes the first prototype to emerge from the AEDOT work. AEDOT Prototype 1 consists of several design and energy tools that have been integrated using the lCADS framework developed at California Polytechnic State University. The prototype demonstrates how an integrated system responds to a building design as it is being developed on a CAD system. While the designer draws a building floor plan, a number of intelligent design tools (IDTs) examine the drawing and evaluate the design's acoustics, thermal profile, daylighting use, cost, and compliance with energy standards, to name a few. These IDTs also make design-specific recommendations intended to improve the cost, energy performance, and overall quality of the design.
2011-05-11T14:36:27Z
2011-05-11T14:36:27Z
1992
Article
Building Systems Automation-Integration '92, Dallas, Texas, June, 1992
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11163
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244652019-03-08T08:30:44Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Design and Evaluation of Energy-Efficient Modular Classroom Structures, Phase II
Brown, G. Z.
Bjornson, Dana
Briscoe, John
Fremouw, Sean
Kline, Jeff
Kumar, Pawan
Larocque, Paul
Northcutt, Dale
Wang, Zhunqin
6 pages
We are developing innovations to enable modular builders to improve the energy performance of their classrooms with a minimum increase in first cost. The Modern Building Systems' (MBS) classroom building conforms to the stringent Oregon and Washington energy codes, and at $18/S.F. (FOB the factory) it is at the low end of the cost range for modular classrooms. We are investigating daylighting, cross-ventilation, solar preheat of ventilation air, electric lighting controls, and down-sizing HV AC systems. The work described in this paper is from the second phase of the project. In the first phase we redesigned the basic
modular classroom to include energy efficiency features tailored to five distinct climates. Energy savings ranged from 6% to 49% with an average of 23%. Paybacks ranged from 1.3 yrs to 23.8 yrs, an average of 12.1. The initial work in Phase II (which added two more climates) has been to refine the designs for each of the seven climates and reduce payback periods. In Phase II the number of baseline buildings was expanded
by simulating buildings that would be typical of those produced by MBS for each of the seven locations/climates. A number of parametric simulations were performed for each energy strategy. Additionally we refined our previous algorithm for a solar ventilation air wall preheater and developed an algorithm for a roof preheater configuration. These algorithms were coded as functions in DOE 2. lE. We were aiming for occupant comfort as well as energy savings. We performed computer analyses to verify adequate illumination on vertical surfaces and acceptable glare levels when using daylighting. We also used computational fluid dynamics software to determine air distribution from crossventilation and used the resulting interior wind speeds to calculate occupant comfort and allowable outside air temperatures for cross-ventilation. To choose the final mix of energy strategies, we developed a method to compare incremental costs versus energy savings for all strategies at once. The results of parametric energy simulations were graphed against detailed cost information. This allowed us not only to easily see which broad strategies were most cost effective but also to choose the best configurations of the strategy. Final results were obtained by simulating the strategies chosen from the cost/energy graphs. In some cases adjustments were made in the chosen strategies since the final performance is not readily predictable from parametrics of many systems.
This project has been supported by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Small Business Innovative Research Program/U.S. Department of Energy. Contract # DE-FG03-94ER81814/A000 Phase II; Phase II Proposal Application number 31623-94II .
2019-03-07T20:40:52Z
2019-03-07T20:40:52Z
1997
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24465
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244822019-03-09T08:37:01Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House Thermal Testing Report
140 pages
This project was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy contract #DE-FC51-94R020277
2019-03-08T22:56:40Z
2019-03-08T22:56:40Z
1995-12
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24482
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/107442015-06-17T20:11:27Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Methods of commercializing energy scheming in the BPA region
Donaldson, S. A.
Brown, G. Z.
Power resources -- Costs
Energy scheming
United States. Bonneville Power Administration
BPA
32 p.
This report presents an analysis of the costs and benefits of two methods of
commercializing Energy Scheming 1.0:
• production and distribution by the University of Oregon, and
• production and distribution by an independent software publisher.
2010-09-24T23:50:10Z
2010-09-24T23:50:10Z
1991-12
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10744
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/116672018-09-25T21:14:10Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
City Form: The Creation of Comfortable Urban Microclimates
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
Kleczynski, H.
Architecture and climate
5 pages
This paper describes a method for analyzing
the climate of exterior spaces in terms of
human thermal comfort. Hypothetical city
configurations are compared in two U.S.
climate zones.
This project was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
2011-10-11T12:44:05Z
2011-10-11T12:44:05Z
1981
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11667
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/107432015-06-17T20:01:51Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Integrating an energy evaluation module with a CAD program : a feasibility study
Meacham, Matthew A. (Matthew Andy), 1959-
Brown, G. Z.
Buildings -- Energy conservation
Buildings -- Energy consumption
Energy consumption
99 p.
The U.S. housing industry appears to be on the brink of extensive computerization
as a result of competitive pressures within the U.S.A., and from Europe and
Japan. The Japanese lead the U.S. in computerizing the sales through design
processes and the Swedes and Norwegians lead in the design through production
processes. Computer-based tools for evaluating the energy performance of buildings
have low levels of use throughout the industrialized housing field. If a computer-
based energy evaluation tool is to be used, it must fit with the computers and
software already used to produce and market industrialized housing. Therefore
an energy tool which works with CAD systems, the most common non MIS computer
use in industrialized housing, is more likely to be useful and actually utilized
than one which does not.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC03-89SF17960
2010-09-24T00:39:34Z
2010-09-24T00:39:34Z
1991-12
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10743
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/110462015-06-17T19:53:12Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Teaching Energy in Design: A Matter of Attitude, Circumstance and Style
Brown, G. Z.
Passive design
Instruction
Teaching
Architectural design -- Study and teaching
Architecture and energy conservation
18 p.
2011-03-29T21:39:01Z
2011-03-29T21:39:01Z
1983
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11046
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244592019-03-08T08:30:41Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1991 Research Activities
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
DeKay, Mark
Gay, Patrick
Hulse, David
Kellett, Ronald
Meacham, Matt
Muller, Brook
Peting, Don
Pierce, Sam
Rose, Jordan
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Housing
Housing industry
Manufactured housing
72 pages
This report summarizes research results from tasks conducted from April 1991 to
February 1992, the third year of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing
research program. Detailed descriptions of tasks, methods, and results are
available in the reports listed in section 14 of this document.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC03-89SF17960
2019-03-07T19:46:13Z
2019-03-07T19:46:13Z
1992-03
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24459
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/115912018-09-25T21:21:01Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Architectural Response to Climatic Patterns
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
Architecture and climate
4 pages
We have analysed several climates in terms of
some basic recurring weather patterns, and
then classified these patterns in terms of
direct architectural response. This analysis
allows the designer to organize and prioritize
the vast array of architectural
responses in a way that is appropriate for a
particular climate.
2011-09-29T14:11:36Z
2011-09-29T14:11:36Z
1997
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11591
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/109402018-09-27T17:17:44Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Passive Design Implications Derived from Climate Analysis for Various Locations
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
Thermal comfort
Architecture and climate
5 p.
In earlier work, we have developed methods
of describing climate in terms of the interactive
effects of insulation, air temperature,
wind speed, and relative humidity.
By characterizing their effects in terms of
the architectural responses required to produce
thermal comfort, we have been able to
describe a "Modified Comfort Zone," or MCZ,
which greatly exceeds, in frequency of occurrence,
the "Standard Comfort Zone," or SCZ,
as described by Olgyay. We have found that
thermal comfort, in the fourteen North
American climates analyzed, is achievable
without mechanical heating or cooling, from
20-50% of the year, depending on the location.
Further analysis of the way these
architectural responses form daily and seasonal
patterns has enables us to begin a
description of climates in a format directly
usable for architects in the design of buildings
which are dynamically responsive to
climate. This paper investigates ways of
simplifying a climate description, to improve
its direct usefulness, without dampering
the dynamic subtleties.
This paper describes three locations, representing
a variety of climate types, and
shows the usefulness of climate description
in several phases of the design process.
2011-01-21T14:24:52Z
2011-01-21T14:24:52Z
1980-10
Technical Report
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10940
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244732019-03-08T08:30:37Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
The Effect of Panelized Single Family Residential Construction on the Environment
Brown, G. Z.
Peffer, T. E.
Energy
Environment
Industrialized housing
Material use
Panels
12 pages
The construction of single family housing in the U.S. is growing increasingly industrialized with panelization emerging as the dominant form of industrialization. Will this trend mean that housing construction, operation, and demolition will have a greater or a reduced impact on the environment? This paper analyzes the differences between low levels of industrialization, such as site built wood framing or open wood-frame panels, with higher levels of industrialization, such as closed wood-frame or stressed skin insulating core panels, in terms of material use, waste generation in construction, and energy use in operation.
One experiment measured the energy consumption of six units of housing built using various forms of factory fabrication-· open wood-frame panels, closed wood-frame panels, and stressed skin insulating core panels. The tests indicated that the more completely components are factory fabricated, the less energy a house built from these components will consume, resulting in reduced CO2 emissions from burning fossil
fuels. The units built with more industrialized panels had a more complete insulation envelope and half the air changes per hour. Another test compared conventional on site construction (wood frame) to stressed skin insulating core panel construction. Stressed skin insulating core panel construction used 5% less total wood and 50% less framing lumber, indicating the consumption of fewer trees. A similar experiment comparing the side by side construction of a wood frame house to a panelized house showed less solid sawn lumber used and less waste generated on site by the panelized house construction. A recent prototype panelized floor/foundation system showed promise as a lower cost alternative to concrete slab construction with its high embodied energy. The on-grade panel floor system has a better thermal performance than a typical slab floor, and the panels can be reused upon demolition. These examples show that high levels of industrialization can potentially result in less environmental impact from construction, operation, and demolition.
2019-03-07T23:39:38Z
2019-03-07T23:39:38Z
1997-12-18
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24473
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
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Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1995 Research Activities
Aires, Kevin
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Helou, Michele
Kline, Jeff
Kumar, Pawan
Larocque, Paul
Raney, Marie
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Beal, David
Chandra, Subrato
Rudd, Armin
Armacost, Robert
Gawlik, Tom
Malek, Mag
Mullens, Mike
Rheborg, Mats
70 pages
This report summarizes research results from March 1995 to February 1996 for the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
2019-03-07T23:50:40Z
2019-03-07T23:50:40Z
1996-06
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24474
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244602019-03-08T08:30:46Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program from the Consortium for Industrialized Housing Research
Brown, G. Z.
Moseley, John
Chandra, Subrato
Block, David
16 pages
2019-03-07T19:51:11Z
2019-03-07T19:51:11Z
1988-04
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24460
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
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Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244882019-03-13T07:33:18Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Predicting Architects' Plan Preferences
Brown, G. Z.
Meacham, Matthew
27 pages
This paper describes the logic testing for an expert system module that looks at an inprocess CAD drawing, identifies the plan type and recommends an alternative plan that is consistent with the designer's preferences, but has better energy performance. The knowledge base was developed in the form of a morphological matrix. The rationale, construction and testing of this knowledge base is described.
2019-03-12T20:01:42Z
2019-03-12T20:01:42Z
1995-03
Other
"Predicting Architects' Plan Preferences," with M. Meacham, Proceedings of the 83rd ACSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, March, 1995.
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24488
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
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Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244722019-03-08T08:30:36Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
On-Grade Panel Floor System Report #2
Bjornson, Dana
Briscoe, John
Brown, G. Z.
Dorsett, Eric
Kline, Jeff
Powell, Josh
Schneider, Marshall
Sloot, Marc
Wang, Zhunqin
82 pages
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
2019-03-07T23:33:33Z
2019-03-07T23:33:33Z
1997-09
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24472
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/117202015-06-17T11:56:37Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Demonstration House Project for: St. Vincent De Paul Society
Brown, G. Z.
University of Oregon. Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory
Energy efficient buildings
Housing -- Designs and plans
30 pages
2011-10-27T11:39:52Z
2011-10-27T11:39:52Z
1992
Plan or blueprint
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11720
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/109422018-09-25T21:23:42Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
A Method for Analysing Climate in Terms of Architectural Responses
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
Architecture and climate
Climate
4 p.
We have developed computer-aided techniques for analysing
climates in terms of the combined effects of insulation, air
temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity and have
linked these to specific architectural responses in order to
establish some passive building design techniques that can
be used to achieve thermal comfort in various climatic
regions, taking maximum advantage· of available natural
energies.
This analysis allows the designer to organize and prioritize
the vast array of architectural responses in a way that is
appropriate for particular climates. Even without using
thermal lag techniques, the need for mechanical heating and
cooling can be reduced by 15-45%, depending on location,
solely by an architectural sensitivity to the immediate behavior
of the sun and wind.
2011-01-21T14:32:12Z
2011-01-21T14:32:12Z
2011-01-21T14:32:12Z
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10942
en_US
Article
application/pdf
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/115882016-06-20T22:09:00Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/109442015-06-17T23:17:49Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Climate Responsive Earth-Sheltered Buildings
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
Buildings -- Energy conservation
Architecture and climate
7 p.
An understanding of the impact of climate on the built
environment can lead to the' design of more fuel-efficient
buildings. The authors present a methodology for analyzing
climate conditions in terms of the architectural response
required for thermal comfort. They used hourly climate data for
several locations, and from these data determined diurnal and
seasonal climate patterns. Although climate varies widely in
different locations, several patterns - such as cold morning,
comfortable midday, cold night - are common throughout
North America in different seasons. Through proper architectural
and site treatment, buildings can be designed to accommodate
these patterns, effectively increasing the amount of
thermally comfortable time. The authors find that earth-sheltered
buildings can be designed in response to dynamic climate
conditions. In this way, the outside spaces associated with
underground buildings as well as the inside spaces can also be
designed for thermal comfort, thereby increasing the livable
space of the buildings.
2011-01-26T14:09:58Z
2011-01-26T14:09:58Z
1981-03
Article
Underground Space. Vol. 5. pp. 299-305. 1981
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10944
en_US
Article
application/pdf
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244662019-03-08T08:30:41Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Design and Technology for Energy Efficiency in Housing - 2030
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
DeKay, Mark
Kellett, Ronald
Muller, Brook
Peting, Donald
Rose, Jordan
25 pages
This paper reports on method and results of 'Design for Energy Efficiency', a design and technology task area of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research program - a project jointly based in institutions of architecture, energy research and industrial engineering. The paper presents a research method through which design studies were systematically developed to establish a vision and quantifiable goals for energy efficient housing in the year 2030. Problem definition, design, and performance specification phases of this task are summarized, emphasizing areas where principles of design and technology have converged to realize high standards of economy, energy performance and quality in housing. Goals of 'zero net energy use' and 'zero net cost increase' were established for specification phases of the task.
2019-03-07T20:47:08Z
2019-03-07T20:47:08Z
1992
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24466
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/109412015-06-17T23:05:20Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
A Sunlight Design Tool
Brown, G. Z.
Wood, D. J.
Brown, A. G. P.
Design tools
Sunlight
Design education
Architecture -- Environmental aspects
7 p.
Computer-based techniques for Environmental design tend to be analytical. They are aimed
at the Engineer who takes a previously designed building and then analyses the
environmental performance of the building so as to be able to give performance requirements
for servicing plant. Thus the building has been designed by an architect using experience
and some broad background knowledge of environmental performance, but it is usually not
until the analysis stage is reached that the building's environmental performance is
accurately assessed. A sunlight design program (application) has been written to address
this problem. This program is aimed at the designer and should allow them to assess quickly
the sunlight characteristics of their building. The intention has been to produce a tool which
is easy to understand and use: a tool which is interactive and in which data can be changed
easily. Thus the tool can be used to check the effect ofdesign changes on sunlight
performance. The tool is meant to be both an aid to design itselfand to the understanding of
the environmental performance ofbuildings. This paper describes the application and the
use of it by architectural students. lVe describe the application, assess it and evaluate its
educational value by comparing students' estimations ofsunlight perfonnance in their own
buildings with performance predicted by it. We look at how students interact with the
program to modify their design in response to this interaction and report on their evaluation
of the application during a controlled exercise.
2011-01-21T14:29:32Z
2011-01-21T14:29:32Z
1989
Presentation
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Barriers to Increasing the Market Share of Wood-Framed Closed Panels
Brown, G. Z.
Larocque, Paul
Peffer, Therese
68 pages
The University of Oregon completed diagnostic testing of six units of housing
which used open and closed panels. Open panels are built with wood studs and
shipped to the site with sheathing, and sometimes windows and siding installed,
but without insulation, vapor barriers, drywall, or wiring. Closed panels by
contrast usually arrive at the site with insulation, vapor barriers, and electrical
chases installed. The testing indicated that the units constructed of wood-framed
closed panels performed better thermally than open framed panels. Despite the
increased energy efficiency and value added, panel manufacturers are reluctant
to produce wood-framed closed panels due to many perceived barriers. This report identifies those barriers as
well as strategies to overcome those barriers. Strategies to reduce barriers include educating builders and the public to
the benefits of wood-framed closed panels, educating builders to new construction
techniques, revising of the code approval process at the federal, state, and local
levels, and establishing manufacturing consortiums to share costs of code
approval and marketing.
U.S. Department of Energy
Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
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SSIC Panel Demonstration House: Phase I - First Design & Phase II - Second Design
Berg, Rudy
Briscoe, John
Brown, G. Z.
Elliot, Mike
Gay, Patrick
Kellett, Ronald
Mitchell, Bret
Pierce, Sam
Rapp, Richard
Wilson, Richa
204 pages
The Demonstration House project seeks to show that a house built of Stressed
Skin Insulating Core (SSIC) panel construction can provide equal energy
performance, yet cost $2000 less than an "architecturally equivalent"
conventionally framed Reference House which meets stringent Long Term Super
Good Cents energy standards (a glossary of terms and phrases is given in Section
8.0; details of the Bonneville Power Administration Super Good Cents Program
are given in Appendix 9.1). This report summarizes the first two phases of
design work toward the construction of an SSIC panel Demonstration House, as
part of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research project funded by the
U.S. Department of Energy. Phase I includes the research work through May,
1992 to design and evaluate a prototype house to meet project goals; Phase II
continues that work (another cycle of design and evaluation) through April, 1993.
The final stage of design and evaluation prior to construction -Phase III -is
described in a subsequent report.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC01-89CE22051
2019-03-08T22:49:36Z
2019-03-08T22:49:36Z
1994-12
Article
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Calibration of the boundary layer wind tunnel : progress report
Ryan, C. P.
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Industrial housing -- Energy conservation
Wind tunnels
Buildings -- Energy conservation
27 p.
Since 1989 the U. S. Department of Energy has sponsored a research program organized to
improve energy efficiency in industrialized housing. Two research centers share responsibility for
the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing (BEIH) program: the Center for Housing Innovation
at the University of Oregon and the Florida Solar Energy Center, a research institute of the
University of Central Florida. Additional funding for the program is provided by non-DOE
participants from private industry, state governments and utilities. The program is guided by a
steering committee composed of industry and government representatives.
Industrialization of U.S. housing production varies from mobile home builders who ship
furnished houses to the site, to production builders who assemble factory produced components
on the site. Such housing can be divided into four major categories: HUD code (mobile) homes,
modular houses, panelized houses, and production built houses. There are many hybrids of these
categories.
The goal of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research project is to develop techniques to
produce marketable industrialized housing that is 25% more energy efficient than required by
today's most stringent U.S. residential codes, yet less costly than present homes.
One aspect of the EEIH project is testing the energy performance of houses at several stages from
design through occupancy. The activity described here comprises part of Task 2.6, "Tests of
Construction Methods, Products, and Materials," a process which involves both field and
laboratory studies. Toward this end the project will use the low speed boundary layer wind tunnel
to study building ventilation and microclimates.
This report describes progress toward the calibration of this instrument. First is a description of
the tunnel itself -- a duct roughly 60 feet long, coupled to a variable speed fan, and shaped to
provide a smooth air flow with minimum background turbulence. During calibration this level of
turbulence was examined using the tunnel's three-part set of instruments: anemometry sensors (TSI
Model 1066) and electronics, data acquisition system (IDAC-1000 plus custom communication
program), and controlling Macintosh computer.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC03-89SF17960
2010-09-25T01:21:55Z
2010-09-25T01:21:55Z
1990-12
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10745
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Article
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Conceptual Design Subdomain Model
Brown, G. Z.
McDonald, Margot
54 pages
The Advanced Energy Design and Operation Technologies (AEDOT) Research Project was created
to develop a scientific and technical basis for improved energy-related decision making early in the
design process and in ways that impact operational efficiencies. AEDOT research will develop
intelligent computer-based tools to provide the technological basis for presenting and testing energy
options.
A multiyear plan has been developed by Pacific Northwest Laboratories with the Department of
Energy to administer and coordinate research activities on the AEDOT project Additionally, three
research teams share responsibility for completing individual research tasks: California
Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), and the University
of Oregon. At the University of Oregon, AEDOT will draw upon building design process
experience and developmental work with conceptual energy design software tools. This report
addresses work done on the modeling of the conceptual design subdomain.
2011-09-24T00:02:38Z
2011-09-24T00:02:38Z
1990-12
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11567
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Article
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Computer Use in Industrialized Housing Sales, Design and Manufacturing Processes
Brown, G. Z.
McDonald, Margot
Meacham, Matt
Housing -- Computer-aided design
7 p.
This paper summarizes a study on the extent of computer use by industrialized housing producers in the U.S., Japan, Sweden and Norway. The study was directed at understanding industrialized housing production and energy decision making processes used by producers in order to set general criteria for new energy software tools and to make projections for future computer use in the industry.
Computers' first penetrations into the U.S. housing industry were in component design and manufacture. U.S. manufacturers continue to computerize an increasing number of discrete tasks such as drafting and material resource planning, aware of the difficulties in sharing data between individually automated tasks. Use ofcomputerized energy tools by U.S. industrialized housing producers is low, though manufacturers recognize the need to automate as a means to increase productivity, improve quality control, and speed up communications between the various phases of production and management. As the number of software tools developed for the industry grows, so Will the industries' willingness to accept computerization.
Japanese and Scandinavian companies are more sophisticated in their use of computers than U.S. companies-Sweden in the control ofproduction and links between production and design, and Japan in the computerization of the sales process and its links to design. Our analysis of the activities required to make a house and the nature of energy decisions revealed how critical it
.is to identify the correct audience to increase acceptance of computerized tools. This study concluded that energy calculations should be computerized and that the computer tools developed should be integrated with hardware and software systems expected to be used in the future by industrialized housing companies. Energy tools must be an integral part ofany other computerized design and sales aids designed to be used with customers. New computerized energy tools should help link manufacturers of energy efficient products and homeowners. Energy tools should be part of expert systems which assist non-professional personnel in housing design.
2011-05-11T14:41:13Z
2011-05-11T14:41:13Z
1991
Article
Brown, G. Z.. (1991). Computer Use in Industrialized Housing Sales, Design and Manufacturing Processes. Paper presented at IBPSA, Nice, France.
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A Macintosh Design Studio
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
12 p.
During the past year at the University of Oregon, we have conducted an experimental design
studio in which each student had an Apple Macintosh SE microcomputer on his or her studio
desk. Each term we experimented with a variety of software, furniture arrangements, and
pedagogical approaches to integrating computers in design teaching. Like most others who have
conducted such experiments, we encountered problems in trying to use hardware and software
which is fundamentally inappropriate for the intuitive, graphic, and creative processes
characteristic of preliminary design. However, we solved many of these problems and have
produced useful techniques that may form the beginnings of a new approach to the use of
computers in architecture schools.
Our results fall in three major categories: 1) pedagogical discoveries about learning to design
with a computer, which is greater than the sum of learning to design and learning about
computers; 2) design exercises based on the Macintosh environment, exploiting the unique
graphic qualities of the machine while simultaneously developing the ideas and drawing skills
needed in the preliminary stages of design; 3) descriptions of the studio environment, including
hardware, software, workstation layouts, security solutions, and other practical information that
might be useful to others who are contemplating a similar project.
2010-06-16T20:43:17Z
2010-06-16T20:43:17Z
1988
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10460
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Article
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Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1996 Research Activities
Bjornson, Dana
Brown, G. Z.
Dorsett, Erik
Kline, Jeff
Fremouw, Sean
Northcutt, Dale
Schneider, Marshall
Sloot, Marc
Raney, Marie
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Beal, David
Chandra, Subrato
Downing, Andrew
Rudd, Armin
McIlvaine, Janet
Armacost, Robert
Gawlik, Tom
Malek, Mag
Mullens, Mike
Rheborg, Mats
68 pages
This report summarizes research results from March 1996 to February 1997 for
the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
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1996-06
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High Performance Insulations and Future Housing Systems
Kellett, Ronald
Aires, Kevin
Braun, Lee
Larocque, Paul
6 pages
This paper excerpts work in progress within a United States Department of Energy sponsored research program. In this work, design studies establish scenarios of energy efficient housing systems for the year 2030 based on the anticipated development of materials and technologies currently in basic research, development and early commercialization. Of the scenarios explored, this paper summarizes portions of the Cool Climate Scenario developed for a heating dominated climate (Minnesota). This scenario is derived from current materials research underway in thin, high performance insulations, phase changing finishes, wood composite materials, space conditioning appliances and process research underway in design process computing and manufacturing. Of these only the insulations related sections are the subject of this paper.
Research described in this paper is excerpted from the Design for Energy Efficiency Task Area of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research program. This program is a collaboration of the Center for Housing Innovation and Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory at the University of Oregon, the Florida Solar Energy Center and the University of Central Florida with the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy, the States of Oregon and Florida and private industry.
2019-03-07T20:22:52Z
2019-03-07T20:22:52Z
1994-06
Article
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Problem Statements for the 21st Century House
Kellett, Ronald
DeKay, Mark
Gay, Patrick
McGinn, B. J.
Brown, G. Z.
Hubbard, Gunnar
Meacham, Matt
Skalangya, Gary
Wilson, Curtis
Mullens, Michael
108 pages
A problem statement is a summary of circumstances, goals and requirements that define a design study. This report summarizes the Problem Statements sub-task of "Task 2.1 Design for Energy Efficiency" of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Project. It includes an overall explanation of principles and procedures that underlie development of the following four problem statements: (1) Starter House for a Hot-Arid Climate, (2) Move - up House for a Hot-Humid Climate, (3) Renewable House for a Temperate Climate, and (4) Extended Family House for a Cool Climate. These problem statements define the design, energy conservation and manufacturing ingredients of housing demand scenarios for the year 2030. For each statement, designers will develop a house and site design that achieves stated goals and requirements. The resulting designs will be analyzed, evaluated and tested. In this process, innovative conclusions, principles and ideas that warrant dissemination, development or further research through other task areas of the project will be defined.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC03-89SF17960
2019-03-08T22:44:51Z
2019-03-08T22:44:51Z
1990-10
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24479
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On-Grade Insulated Panel Floor System Preliminary Report
Aires, Kevin
Berg, Rudy
Briscoe, John
Brown, G. Z.
Kline, Jeffrey
Larocque, Paul
Wang, Zhunqin
46 pages
During 1993-94 the Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory designed and subsequently performed energy testing and monitoring on a stressed skin insulated core (SSIC) panel Demonstration House built in Springfield, Oregon. One outcome of that project was an idea for an on-grade insulated panel floor system. This report describes a preliminary examination of that idea, and a proposal for its evaluation.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
2019-03-07T23:00:06Z
2019-03-07T23:00:06Z
1995-07
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Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1992 Research Activities
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Corner, Don
Elliot, Mike
Kellett, Ronald
Kline, Jeff
Lei, George
Meacham, Matt
Pierce, Sam
Raney, Marie
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Chandra, Subrato
McIlvaine, Janet E. R.
Rudd, Armin
Armacost, Robert
Ashley, Richard
Gawlik, Thomas
Mullens, Michael
Nippani, Raghavender
Shipley, Thomas
Swart, William
Toleti, Rajesh
90 pages
This report summarizes research results from tasks conducted from March 1992 to February 1993, the fourth year of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program. Detailed descriptions of tasks, methods, and results are available in the reports listed in section 13 of this document.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC01-89CE22051
2019-03-07T23:07:55Z
2019-03-07T23:07:55Z
1993-04
Article
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Energy, Scheming: . Macintosh Software for Preliminary Design
Brown, G. Z.
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Macintosh (Computer)
Apple Macintosh (Computer)
Computer software
4 p.
This paper describes software for the Apple Macintosh microcomputer that aids architecture students and professionals in incorporating energy considerations in the earliest phases of the design process. The user interface is a "sketch pad" environment that has been designed to foster design activities rather than analysis and allows users to input a building by drawing it at any level ofdetail. It provides a schematic evaluation of the building's energy performance and a complete annual energy loads'analysis. Calculation algorithms are simplified, both to speed up the computer's response time and to minimize the amount of sPecification the user must be burdened with. By seeing evaluations of their work frequently and easily, users may make preliminary decisions about a design idea and develop a familiarity with, and an intuition for; the effect of energy considerations on their design process.
2011-05-11T14:34:00Z
2011-05-11T14:34:00Z
1991
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11162
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Article
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Energy Scheming 1.0
Brown, G. Z.
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Architecture
Design
Energy
Software
Architectural design
Macintosh (Computer)
Computer software
5 pages
This paper describes software for the Apple Macintosh microcomputer that aids architecture
students and professionals in incorporating energy considerations in the earliest phase of the
design process. The user interface is a "sketch pad" environment that has been designed to foster
design activities rather than analysis and allows users to input a building by drawing it at any
level of detail. It provides an evaluation of the building's loads for 24 hours for four days.
Calculation algorithms are simplified, both to speed up the computer's response time and to
minimize the amount of specification the user must be burdened with. The program is written in
"C" and will run on the Macintosh SE or Macintosh II. Energy Scheming 1.0 is currently being
Beta tested.
2011-09-29T14:15:45Z
2011-09-29T14:15:45Z
1989
Article
Presented at the 1989 Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, Kobe, Japan
2240/PP90-2
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11593
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Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1989 Research Activities
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Finrow, Jerry
Kellett, Ron
McDonald, Margot
McGinn, Barry
Ryan, Pat
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Chandra, Subrato
Elshennawy, Ahmad K.
Fairey, Philip
Harrison, John
Maxwell, Lawrence
Roland, Jim
Swart, William
HUD
Housing industry
Housing
Modular homes
Panelized houses
72 pages
This report summarizes three documents: Multiyear Research Plan, Volume I FY 1989 Task Reports, and Volume II Appendices. These documents describe tasks that were undertaken from November 1988 to December 1989, the first year of the project. Those tasks were: 1) the formation of a steering committee, 2) the development of a multiyear research plan, 3) analysis of the U.S. industrialized housing industry, 4) assessment of foreign technology, 5) assessment of industrial applications, 6) analysis of computerized design and evaluation tools, and 7) assessment of energy performance of baseline and advanced industrialized housing concepts. While this document summarizes information developed in each task area, it doesn't review task by task, as Volume I FY 1989 Task Reports does, but rather treats the subject of energy efficient industrialized housing as a whole to give the reader a more coherent view.
U. S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FCO3-89SF17960
2019-03-07T19:35:43Z
2019-03-07T19:35:43Z
1990-02
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Design and Evaluation of Energy Efficient Modular Classroom Structures
Bernhard, Sarah
Brown, G. Z.
Briscoe, John
Kline, Jeff
Kumar, Pawan
Wang, Zhunqin
Rasmussen, Donald
Rasmussen, Kenneth
Stanard, James
Modular construction
Classrooms
6 pages
The objective of our investigations was to develop
innovations that would enable modular builders to improve
the energy performance of their classrooms without
increasing their first cost. The Modem Building Systems'
classroom building conforms to the stringent Oregon and
Washington energy codes, and at $18/S.F. (FOB the
factory) it is at the low end of the cost range for modular
classrooms. Therefore the objective we set for ourselves was
challenging. We proposed to investigate daylighting, crossventilation,
solar preheat of ventilation air, and thermal
storage as ways to reduce energy use. Simple paybacks range from 1.3 years in Honolulu to 23.8
years in Astoria, OR. Therefore in the five climates we
investigated in Phase I we came closest to achieving our
objective of increasing energy performance without
increasing the first cost of the unit in the Honolulu climate.
We were able to do this in Honolulu because a preheater
was not required, and we were able to save money by
eliminating the economizer unit, using cross-ventilation,
and reducing insulation in the envelope. Our second best performing climate was Fairbanks with a
simple payback of 7.7 years. In this case we were able to
eliminate the heat pump and economizer by using crossventilation,
thereby reducing cost.
Our third best performing climate was Bakersfield,
California, which had a simple payback of 10.3 years.
Spokane had a simple payback period of 17.2 years. The
major cost increases in Spokane are in the preheater and
lights, with a modest increase in windows. Astoria had the
worst payback period of almost 24 years with most of the
increased cost being in the preheater, windows, and lighting.
The savings from the preheater are modest. In Phase II of this project, by combining the strategies of
improved electrical light-switching, perimeter insulation,
shading, window sizing, preheater configuration and
location and HV AC locations, we expect to reduce simple
payback periods to 0 years in Honolulu, Hawaii; less than 2
years in Bakersfield, California; 3 years in Astoria, Oregon;
4 years in Fairbanks, Alaska; and 8 years in Spokane,
Washington.
2011-09-21T00:15:12Z
2011-09-21T00:15:12Z
1996
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11563
en_US
Article
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Performance Specifications for the Design and Manufacture of Energy Efficient Housing in the 21st Century
Brown, G. Z.
Kellett, Ronald
DeKay, Mark
Muller, Brook
Peting, Donald
Architecture and energy conservation
Housing
Architectural design
10 pages
This paper reports on work in progress in 'Design for Energy
Efficiency', one of fifteen task areas of the U.S. Department of Energy
sponsored Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research program.
In this task, design studies establish performance goals for systems
and technologies leading to energy efficient housing in the year 2030.
Methods and results of work in progress are summarized,
emphasizing areas where principles of design, engineering and
manufacturing have converged to realize program goals of energy
performance, economy and design quality.
U.S. Department of Energy
2011-09-29T22:54:39Z
2011-09-29T22:54:39Z
1992
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11608
en_US
Article
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Stressed Skin Insulating Core Low-Income Demonstration House Project: Design Phase Progress Report
4 pages
The design and analysis work for this project was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. A large share of the cost for the site and construction was provided by St. Vincent dePaul, and the AFM Corporation donated the SSIC panels. Other manufacturers who provided products and expertise are Simpson Strong-Tie (building connectors); Viscor, Inc. (window and building gaskets); Super Struct Systems (honeycomb core interior panels); DEC International (Envirovent HVAC/water heating unit at cost); Stimson Lumber Co. (Duratemp siding panels); Studor International (internal plumbing vents); Trus Joist MacMillan (TJI and Parallam floor framing members); Owens Brockway Corp. (recycled glass cullet for paving base); Viking Industries (windows); Lights of America (lighting fixtures); Cadet Manufacturing Co. (electric heaters and controls); Seagull Lighting (compact fluorescent lighting); Levolor Corp. (window coverings); Challenger Equipment Corp. (electrical equipment); and Bonneville Power Administration (funding).
2019-03-08T22:53:47Z
2019-03-08T22:53:47Z
1993
Article
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Energy Conserving Housing for the Federal University of Technology Yola, Nigeria
Brown, G. Z.
Federal University of Technology, Yola -- Buildings
Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Nigeria -- Yola
Yola (Nigeria)
9 p.
This study was part of a larger campus planning project for the new Federal University of
Technology at Yola, Nigeria. Yola, a town of 100,000, is located in eastern Niqeria on the
Benue River approximately 300 miles southwest of Lake Chad.
Energy is of primary importance in new facilities design because of persistent electricity
shortages and the high cost of diesel-generated electrical power. Mechanica1 cooling is
typically the major consumer of energy, probably more than 80%, in university housing.
Therefore strategies which reduce the energy used for cooling were the primary focus of this
study. Daylighting and solar water heating were proposed as means of reducing the remaining 20%
of the energy use. The proposed cooling method is stack assisted night ventilation of thermal
mass. This cooling system can meet 100% of the average cooling load from June to February.
During the three remaining months, the passive system must be augmented by mechanical
refrigeration or evaporative cooling. The night ventilation of mass is a major departure from
the cross ventilation system usually recommended for composite hot-humid, hot-arid climates such
as Yola's.
The cooling system has major implications for housing design and campus planning. Night
ventilation of mass can utilize courtyards and compact site planning which is quite different
than the dispersed schemes required by cross ventilation cooling schemes. Compact planning
results in substantially lower costs due to the sharing of walls within the building clusters
and reduced length of utilities, sewers, and roads.
2011-01-21T14:20:21Z
2011-01-21T14:20:21Z
1997-03-18
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10939
en_US
Article
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Global Warming, Computerized Design Tools and Industrialized Housing
Brown, G. Z.
Architecture and climate
Global warming
12 pages
This paper reviews the author's and his associates' current research in the areas of global
warming, computerized design tools and industrialized housing. The global warming study
for buildings in the United States concluded that annual cooling loads will increase at a much
greater rate than heating loads will decrease; the timing, magnitude and duration of short
term changes, peaks, is as large a concern as the sheer magnitude of the large annual
changes in demand due to global warming.
This paper also describes ongoing research on the development of user interfaces for energy
software to be used by building designers. In order to develop interfaces, the unique
characteristics of the building design process must be understood and used in the creation of
software. The two characteristics discussed are (1) that the architectural design process
emphasizes synthesis rather than analysis and (2) that the symbols used to transmit
knowledge are primarily graphic abstraction, rather than alphanumeric abstractions.
In the United States, housing is becoming increasingly industrialized. At the same time, the
need for energy efficiency in housing is increasingly apparent. We are studying how to
produce new housing that offers improved energy performance, and uses industrialized
production to achieve higher quality at lower cost. The research focuses on three related
concerns: energy conservation, industrial process, and housing design.
2011-09-29T14:13:16Z
2011-09-29T14:13:16Z
1990-11
Article
Presented at Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society Conference, November 1990
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11592
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Article
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Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1994 Research Activities
Aires, Kevin
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Helou, Michele
Kline, Jeff
Kumar, Pawan
Larocque, Paul
Raney, Marie
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Beal, David
Chandra, Subrato
Rudd, Armin
Armacost, Robert
Gawlik, Tom
Malek, Mag
Mullens, Mike
Rheborg, Mats
58 pages
This report summarizes research results from March 1994 to February 1995 for
the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
2019-03-07T23:19:16Z
2019-03-07T23:19:16Z
1995-07
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24470
en_US
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Cost Analysis for a Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House, Springfield, Oregon
Aires, Kevin
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Kline, Jeff
Kumar, Pawan
6 pages
This paper summarizes a detailed cost study performed to evaluate the first cost of the building system innovations in a stressed skin insulation core (SSIC) panel demonstration house built in Springfield, Oregon. The objective was to compare this building envelope system to a conventionally built, architecturally equivalent Reference House designed with the same energy performance that the Demonstration House provides. The demonstration House proved to have a lower first cost and to be more profitable to the builder than the Reference House.. The primary cost benefit of the Demonstration House is the reduced amount of on-site labor required through the use of SSIC panels. In addition to providing high insulation values and a very tight building envelope, using these panels reduced the use of framing lumber by almost 50%.
This project was funded by U.S. Department of Energy contract #DE-FC51-94020277
2019-03-07T20:30:20Z
2019-03-07T20:30:20Z
1995
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24464
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Composite Industrialized Energy Efficient Construction for Housing: Case Studies of Recent Danish and Swedish Housing Projects and Implications for U.S. Multi-Family Housing
Finrow, Jerry V.
Housing -- Finland -- Design and construction
Housing -- Scandinavia -- Design and construction
5 p.
The countries of Scandinavia have been on the leading edge of housing design including construction
technology for the past 20 years. In Denmark, housing innovation such as the current "co-housing"
movement, has been and continues to be a way of life. In Finland, Tapiola was the pioneering example of
the planned community. Having greatly improved U.S. wood frame technology by Industrialization,
Sweden has produced the most advanced wood frame house In the world. Because of its setting and
climate, Norway has been experimenting with Artia housing which has important international
implications in housing design. Given this history of innovation it is timely that we carefully examine
the technology of housing In Scandinavian countries. The research reported here is supported in part by
a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Made possible in part by funding from the United States Department of Energy, Cooperative Agreement
# DE-FC03-89SF17960
2010-06-16T18:57:43Z
2010-06-16T18:57:43Z
1990
Presentation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10459
en_US
Article
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/115892015-06-17T12:07:32Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Insideout: Making Environmental Control Systems a Part of Design
Brown, G. Z.
Architectural design
4 pages
The teaching of mechanical and electrical
systems in isolation (i e, distinct from
design studios), reinforces the notion that
technical concerns are narrow, equipment
oriented and independent. Broader environmental
questions should be addressed,
relating to social and political
issues. To accomplish this, mechanical/electrical system design must be integrated
with a synthetic building design
process so as to combine diverse programmatic
elements in a way that is responsive
to physical, social and political context.
2011-09-28T22:36:53Z
2011-09-28T22:36:53Z
1980
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11589
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244612019-03-08T08:30:46Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Calibration of the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel
Ryan, Patrick
Brown, G. Z.
Berg, Rudy
30 pages
2019-03-07T19:54:45Z
2019-03-07T19:54:45Z
1990-12
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24461
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
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AEDOT prototype I : building massing input/output template
Buildings -- Energy conservation
Architectural design
2 p.
2010-09-25T01:22:10Z
2010-09-25T01:22:10Z
1991-12-31
Other
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10746
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Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House -- Design Phase
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Elliot, Mike
Gay, Patrick
Pierce, Sam
Jobes, Jim
Mitchell, Bret
6 pages
In 1992/93, the Center for Housing Innovation will design, build, and test a prototype house which showcases energy efficient technology, demonstration that stressed skin panel construction delivers good quality with high energy performance at lower first cost than conventional construction. The project -- a 1300 sf, three bedroom house -- is designed to match the annual energy performance of a similar conventional construction home which meets the Bonneville Power Administration's advanced Long Term Super Good Cents standards but can be built at a lower first cost.
The Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program is sponsored by the Office of Building Technologies, Conservation, and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, John Millhone Deputy Assistant Secretary, George James Project Manager. The research program is a joint effort of the Center for Housing Innovation at the University of Oregon and the Florida Energy Center.
2019-03-08T19:11:58Z
2019-03-08T19:11:58Z
1993
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24477
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Design for Manufacture of Energy Efficient Housing in the 21st Century
Kellett, Ronald
28 pages
This paper presents work in progress in 'Design for Energy Efficiency', one of fifteen task areas within the United States Department of Energy sponsored Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing (EEIH) research program. In this task area, the design, engineering and manufacturing disciplines of the program seek to generate an agenda of energy related research and development priorities from visions of industrialized housing systems for the year 2030. Of the several housing and energy demand scenarios explored, this paper illustrated one - a low cost concrete panel system for housing at multi-family densities in hot arid, cooling dominated climates (Arizona). This particular scenario explores the opportunity of industrialized technologies to passively condition housing in this context. Aspects of both the long term vision - as system performance specifications, and the short term research priorities - as a rose of proposed research activities, are presented.
2019-03-07T23:26:59Z
2019-03-07T23:26:59Z
1992-09
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24471
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Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
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Review of exemplary sales procedures used by U.S. industrialized housing manufacturers
Hulse, David (David W.)
Brown, G. Z.
Industrial housing -- Energy conservation
31 p.
Since 1989 the U.S. Department of Energy has sponsored a research program
organized to improve energy efficiency in industrialized housing. Two research
centers share responsibility for the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing
(EEIH) program: the Center for Housing Innovation at the University of Oregon
and the Florida Solar Energy Center, a research institute of the University of
Central Florida. Additional funding is provided by non-DOE participants from
private industry, state governments, and utilities. The program is guided by a
steering committee composed of industry and government representatives. Industrialization of U.S. housing production varies from mobile home builders
who ship furnished houses to a site, to production builders who assemble factory
produced house components on a site. Such housing can be divided into four
major categories: HUD code (mobile) homes, modular houses, panelized houses,
and production built houses. There are many hybrids of these categories. The U.S.
Housing industry is highly diverse and categorizations based on processes used
rather than on products produced are not common. This presents special
challenges to any attempt to create tools, computer-based or otherwise, which are
widely applicable within the industry.
We developed a characterization of sales processes used in the industry through a
combination of literature search, telephone interviews, site visits, and on-site
interviews. Based on this characterization, two panelized manufacturers were
chosen for additional site visitJinterviews focusing specifically on: 1) the role of
computerization in their current sales processes; and 2) the potential for
improvement of these processes through additional appropriate computerization.
They were chosen based on their representativeness within the industry in terms
of: 1) their focus on energy as a feature of their products; 2) the extent to which
they allow home buyers to customize their standard house plans; 3) their sales
volume and market niche; and 4) their willingness to embrace computerization as
evidenced by present computer-based practices.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC03-89FS17960
2010-09-23T23:40:53Z
2010-09-23T23:40:53Z
1991-11
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10742
en_US
Article
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oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244782019-03-09T08:36:49Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House Phase III - Design Development and Construction
Berg, Rudy
Briscoe, John
Brown, G. Z.
Elliot, Mike
Gay, Patrick
Mitchell, Bret
Pearse, Richard
Pierce, Sam
Skilton, David
Wilson, Richa
184 pages
The Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House project seeks to show that a house built of Stressed Skin Insulated Core (SSIC) panel construction can provide equal energy performance, yet cost $2000 less than an "architecturally equivalent" conventionally framed Reference House which meets stringent Long Term Super Good Cents energy standards ( a glossary of terms and phrases is given in Section 7.0; details of the Bonneville Power Administration Super Good Cents Program are given in Appendix 8.1). This report describes the completion of the design phase, and the entirety of the construction phase, of the Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House project. Design work prior to May 1993 is described in another ESBL report, SSIC Panel Demonstration House, Phase I - First Design; Phase II - Second Design. Energy and structural tests of the completed house are described in subsequent reports.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
2019-03-08T19:37:37Z
2019-03-08T19:37:37Z
1995-11
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24478
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An Approach to Teaching Calculation Procedures for Passive Design
Brown, G. Z.
Ubbelohde, M. Susan
Reynolds, John S.
Solar energy -- Passive systems
Passive solar energy systems
8 pages
This paper describes the development,
testing and revision of a workbook, Passive
Procedures for Daylighting, Passive Solar
Heating and Cooling", which emphasize the
integration of a set of calculation procedures
with the building design process.
The work was carried out in the University
of Oregon Department of Architecture in
1980-81 and funded through the U.S.D.O.E. Passive Solar Curriculum Development Project,
administered by the University of
Pennsylvania.
U.S.D.O.E. Passive Solar Curriculum Development Project
2011-09-21T00:11:04Z
2011-09-21T00:11:04Z
1981
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11562
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244692019-03-08T08:30:47Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1993 Research Activities
Aires, Kevin
Baxley, Christian
Berg, Rudy
Brown, G. Z.
Corner, Don
Helou, Michele
Kellett, Ronald
Kline, Jeff
Larocque, Paul
Lei, George
Raney, Marie
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Beal, David
Chandra, Subrato
Rudd, Armin
Armacost, Robert
Mullens, Michael
Swart, William
94 pages
This report summarizes research results from tasks conducted from March 1993
to February 1994 as part of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research
Program. Detailed descriptions of tasks, methods, and results are available in
the reports listed in section 13 of this document.
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC01-89CE22051
2019-03-07T23:14:38Z
2019-03-07T23:14:38Z
1994-07
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24469
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The Environmental Impact of Panelized Single Family Housing in the United States
Brown, G. Z.
Peffer, Therese
9 pages
The construction of single family housing in the United States is growing increasingly industrialized with panelization emerging as the dominant form of industrialization. Will this trend mean that housing construction, operation, and demolition will have more or less impact on the environment? This paper analyzes differences between low levels of industrialization, such as site built wood framing or open wood frame panels, with higher levels of industrialization, such as closed wood frame panels, in terms of material use and waste generation in construction, and energy use in operation. An example of industrialization's impact on operational resources such as energy was demonstrated in an experiment using six units of housing built using various forms of factory fabrication - open wood frame panels, closed wood frame panels, and stressed skin insulating core panels. The tests showed that the more completely components are factory fabricated the better energy performance that have. In another experiment in which we constructed a single family house, we compared conventional on site construction (wood frame) to stressed skin insulating core panel construction. We determined that stressed skin insulating core panel construction used 5% less total wood and 50% less framing lumber. These two examples show that high levels of industrialization can result in less environmental impact from construction and operation. However, in the case of panels, our survey of U.S. manufacturers indicates that there are a number of barriers to increasing the level of industrialization in panel manufacturing.
2019-03-12T21:12:59Z
2019-03-12T21:12:59Z
1997
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24489
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Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel House - Design, Construction and Evaluation
Baxley, Christian
Berg, Rudy
Briscoe, John
Brown, G. Z.
Kellett, Ronald
Kline, Jeff
Kumar, Pawan
Lei, T. K.
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
6 pages
This paper describes three projects related to stressed skin insulating core (SSIC) panel construction: the energy and cost estimating software - SIP Scheming, the Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House design and construction, and the Experimental University Housing testing.
The design and construction of the University
Housing was funded by the University of Oregon.
The housing design was done under the direction
of Donald Comer, Center for Housing Innovation,
the University of Oregon. The energy design and
testing of the University Housing Project was
funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The
SSIC demonstration house design and analysis
was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and
was executed with the cooperation of thirty-eight
participating manufacturers. The construction
was funded by St. Vincent dePaul of Lane County,
OR and the builder was Goldenridge
Construction. SIP Scheming was funded by the
U. S. Department of Energy. All the projects were
part of the Energy Efficient Industrialized
Housing Research Project, a joint effort of the
University of Oregon and the University of
Florida.
2019-03-08T19:03:09Z
2019-03-08T19:03:09Z
1994-06
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24476
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Impacts of Climate Change on the Energy Performance of Buildings in the United States
Loveland, J. E.
Brown, G. Z.
Buildings -- Performance -- United States
Climatic changes -- United States
Climate change
15 p.
This study uses computer simulation techniques to assess
the impacts of climate change on building energy demand.
This analysis allows for the characterization of the
potential for reducing the energy use of buildings in a
quantitative manner and therefore improving building
design. Six cities and five building types representing a
range of climates and building occupancies were modeled.
Three design strategies for improving energy performance
under warmed conditions are compared to a basecase.
The study concludes that annual cooling loads will increase
at a much greater rate than heating loads will decrease;
The timing, magnitude and duration of short term changes,
peaks, is as large a concern as the sheer magnitude of the
large annual changes in demand due to Global Warming; .
new methods of resource acquisition will have to be
implemented to respond to the new energy resource
demands; and a new set of incremental measures,
conservation targets, will have to be developed to support
new resources.
The results of the study indicate that research and
demonstration regional, building unit area weighted,
zero energy growth, energy demand targets should be
developed. These regional energy conservation targets
should emphasize the saving of lost opportunity resources
in the design of the most permanent of the building
systems, the building's exterior skin geometry. assembly
and interiors. The study indicates that the clearest specific
target for reducing energy use under Global Warming is
the design of windows. The research, design. and
demonstration of windows that act as an integrated lighting
system with the electric lighting; admitting daylight. view.
and cooling ventilation without admitting sunlight; should
be a major thrust for research and development of the
1990's.
This research was accomplished under contract to the
Office of Technology Assessment of the United States
Congress. For a complete copy of this report to Office of
Technology Assessment, contact the College of Architecture
& Urban Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
2010-06-16T22:22:08Z
2010-06-16T22:22:08Z
1989
Technical Report
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10462
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Article
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Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/107472015-06-17T20:33:17Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Impacts of climate change on the energy performance of buildings in the United States
Loveland, Joel
Brown, G. Z.
Buildings -- Energy conservation
Climatic changes
Climate change
58 p. Publishing date unknown, but no later than 1996. Revised ed. of Impacts of Climate Change on the Energy Performance of Buildings in the United States, 1989.
This study uses computer simulation techniques to assess the impacts of climate change
on building energy demand. This analysis allows for the characterization of the potential
for reducing the energy use of buildings in a quantitative manner and therefore
improving building design. Six cities and five building types representing a range of
climates and building occupancies were modeled. Three design strategies for improving
energy performance under warmed conditions are compared to a basecase.
The study concludes that annual cooling loads will increase at a much greater rate than
heating loads will decrease; The timing, magnitude and duration of short term changes,
peaks, is as large a concern as the sheer magnitude of the large annual changes in demand
due to Global Warming; new methods of resource acquisition will have to be
implemented to respond to the new energy resource demands; and a new set of
incremental measures, conservation targets, will have to be developed to support new
resources.
The results of the study indicate that research and demonstration of regional, building
unit area weighted, zero energy growth, energy demand targets should be developed.
These regional energy conservation targets should emphasize the saving of lost
opportunity resources in the design of the most permanent of the building systems, the
building's exterior skin geometry, assembly and interiors. The study indicates that the
clearest specific target for reducing energy use under Global Warming is the design of
windows. The research, design, and demonstration of windows that act as an integrated
lighting system with the electric lighting; admitting daylight, view, and cooling
ventilation without admitting sunlight; should be a major thrust for research and
development of the 1990's.
Contract Number J3-4825.0, Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress
2010-09-25T01:22:30Z
2010-09-25T01:22:30Z
1996
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10747
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/104612018-09-27T17:25:50Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
Walton Hall Energy Analysis and Conservation Recommendations
Brown, G. Z.
Novitski, B. J.
Walton Hall (University of Oregon)
Buildings -- Energy conservation -- Oregon -- Eugene
26 p.
This report describes the results of an energy use study done on Smith and
Sweetser Halls, two residence halls in the Walton Complex, on the University of
Oregon campus. It recommends conservation measures in the areas of space heating,
hot water heating, water consumption, and electric lights and appliances.
2010-06-16T20:43:33Z
2010-06-16T20:43:33Z
1982-06
Technical Report
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10461
en_US
Article
application/pdf
Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244832019-03-09T08:36:52Zcom_1794_10452com_1794_7562com_1794_7550col_1794_10456
University Housing Thermal Testing Report
Brown, G. Z.
Kumar, Pawan
Larocque, Paul
118 pages
U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-FC51-94R020277
2019-03-08T22:59:17Z
2019-03-08T22:59:17Z
1995-09
Article
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24483
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
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Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon
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Multiyear Research Plan Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing
Brown, G. Z.
Berg, Rudy
Corner, Don
Finrow, Jerry
Kellett, Ronald
Kirsch, Patti
McDonald, Margot
McGinn, Barry
Sekiguchi, Tomoko
Fairey, Philip
Chandra, Subrato
Swart, William
Roland, Jim
Maxwell, Larry
Housing -- Design and construction
57 pages
The research program, under the guidance of a steering committee composed of industry
and government representatives, focuses on three interdependent concerns -- energy
conservation, industrial process, and housing design. Building homes in a factory offers the
opportunity to increase energy efficiency through new materials and processes, and increase
the value of these homes by improving the quality of their construction. Housing design
strives to ensure that these technically advanced homes are marketable and will meet the needs
of the people who will live in them. Energy efficiency is the focus for the plan. Because
energy is viewed in the context of production and design, researchers will be able to solve
energy problems in a way that helps industry improve its product and compete with foreign
companies, alleviate the trade imbalance in construction products, increase the productivity of
the U.S. housing industry, and decrease both the cost of housing and the use of fossil fuels
that are expensive and damaging to the environment.
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Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon