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  title info:
    non sort: An
    title: analysis of low cost, energy efficient housing for low-income residents of hot and humid climates
  name:
    name part: Kootin-Sanwu, Victor.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 2004
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm.
  abstract: The purpose of this research is to develop methods that will enable the reduction of owning and operating costs of low-income housing in the hot-humid climates of the U.S. The objectives include investigating various scenarios that will enable the implementation of cost-effective construction of low-income housing using volunteer labor. The research uses a case study approach where a base-line energy use is established using a comparative Princeton Score Keeping Method (PRISM) analysis and measurements from a case study house. A prototype house is then simulated with the DOE-2 building simulation program, and the energy savings calculated by comparing simulated energy and water conservation design measures (E&WCDMs) with the calibrated baseline energy simulation. The cost and maintenance of the house are analyzed with the real costs of construction of a case study house in Bryan/College Station, Texas. To accomplish the objectives of the research the following tasks are performed: 1) Develop a monthly baseline using a PRISM analysis of 28 Habitat houses in Bryan/College Station, Texas. 2) Use various sensors to instrument and measure 15-minute energy use and environmental data from the case study house. 3) Develop a detailed, calibrated building energy simulation model of the case study house using a specially modified version of the DOE 2.1e building energy simulation program. 4) Determine the costs of a case study Habitat house using volunteer labor. 5) Determine the best selection of energy and water conservation design measures (E&WCDMs) that take into account Habitat's volunteer labor and low-interest mortgage rates. 6) Use a calibrated building energy simulation model to evaluate the E&WCDMs to determine the projected energy use. 7) Minimize the life-cycle costs using the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) annualized life-cycle cost method. In summary, the research aims to help reduce the costs of a Habitat hous…
  note: by Victor Kootin-Sanwu.
  note: Vita.
  note: "Major Subject: Architecture."
  note: Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc.
  note: Ph. D. Texas A&M University 2004
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 271-286).
  subject:
    topic: Major architecture
  identifier: 31-31364 UMI
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    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 041122
    record change date: 20190326102237.0
    record identifier: in00002013119