COST-REDUCING CONDOMINIUM SYSTEMS FOR LOW-COST HOMES,
Abstract
This study investigates parametrically the possibility of making substantial savings in first-cost and operating cost in providing heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC); sewage disposal; and solid waste disposal for a small individual house. The study focuses on the value of a condominium approach to the provision of the essential services. A sophisticated system was designed to employ the high thermal efficiency of the heat pump with a diesel prime mover from which waste heat could be recovered and which also provides cooling capability. A complete parametric analysis has been carried out, taking into account climatological, heating, and cooling load variations in six cities. For sewage disposal, Fairfax County, Virginia, was taken as an example and a variety of circumstances were parametrically analyzed. While it appears that in general, condominium HVAC can be a highly economical concept, this is not always true of sewage disposal nor of solid waste disposal. An advantage of the condominium approach to the latter two stems from economies earned by tying them together. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0682896
Entities
People
- G. C. Szego
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses