Building America Best Practices Series Volume 12: Builders Challenge Guide to 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Cold and Very Cold Climates

HOMEOWNER DECISION MAKING AND BEHAVIOR RELATING TO DEEP HOME RETROFITS - Results of Homeowner Interviews

“…There are many technology-oriented analyses, for example, that focus on such topics as technologies, approaches, or best practices for achieving energy savings, the energy-savings potentials associated with various measures, and/or the cost savings associated with energy conservation measures (e.g., Baechler et al 2011, Polly et al 2011, Steven Winter Associates 2010. Products of these analyses often are aimed at practitioners such as designers and builders, and sometimes toward homeowners (e.g., a series of DOE Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages-BC TIPS-for different climate zones 4 ; Baechler et al 2011, Bianchi November 2011, Liaukus 2012.…”

“…There are many technology-oriented analyses, for example, that focus on such topics as technologies, approaches, or best practices for achieving energy savings, the energy-savings potentials associated with various measures, and/or the cost savings associated with energy conservation measures (e.g., Baechler et al 2011, Polly et al 2011, Steven Winter Associates 2010. Products of these analyses often are aimed at practitioners such as designers and builders, and sometimes toward homeowners (e.g., a series of DOE Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages-BC TIPS-for different climate zones 4 ; Baechler et al 2011, Bianchi November 2011, Liaukus 2012. A subset of these efforts emphasize energy savings in the range that would constitute "deep" retrofits and/or whole-house/systems-engineering approaches that view homes as integrated sets of systems (e.g., Amman 2006, Baechler et al 2011, Bianchi July 2011, Boudreaux et al April 2012, Boudreaux et al October 2012, Gordon et al 2012, McGeough et al 2012.…”

“…Products of these analyses often are aimed at practitioners such as designers and builders, and sometimes toward homeowners (e.g., a series of DOE Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages-BC TIPS-for different climate zones 4 ; Baechler et al 2011, Bianchi November 2011, Liaukus 2012. A subset of these efforts emphasize energy savings in the range that would constitute "deep" retrofits and/or whole-house/systems-engineering approaches that view homes as integrated sets of systems (e.g., Amman 2006, Baechler et al 2011, Bianchi July 2011, Boudreaux et al April 2012, Boudreaux et al October 2012, Gordon et al 2012, McGeough et al 2012. Like the case studies incorporated into these types of documents, there are numerous case study-style descriptions that emphasize technologies, energy savings, and financial elements in existing homes of differing ages, styles, and conditions in various parts of the country (e.g., Donnelly 2012, Drumheller and Wiehagen 2004, Gordon et al 2012, Parker et al 2012, Rowley et al 2012).…”