Technical Support Documentation for the Automated Residential Energy Standard (ARES) in Support of Proposed Interim Energy Conservation Voluntary Performance Standards for New Non-federal Residential Buildings


Book Description

The Automated Residential Energy Standard (ARES) program is designed to identify levels of thermal integrity (e.g., insulation levels, glazing layers, equipment efficiencies, etc.) that are cost effective for typical residential structures and to create a residential energy standard based on these levels. This document contains technical background the explains the data and the algorithms used by the program.