Federal Efforts to Ensure the Effectiveness and Safety of Thermal Insulation Can Be Improved

Abstract

One of the primary energy goals of the National Energy Plan is to weatherize 90 percent of existing homes by 1985. Essential to this plan is the proper insulation of as many homes as possible as soon as possible. Proper addition of insulation to a previously uninsulated home can save as much as 50 percent of the energy being used to heat or cool. And, if all homes in the Nation were properly insulated, it would save at least18 percent of the residential sector's annual energy consumption, the equivalent of over 350 million barrels of oil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 1979
Accession Number
AD1121812

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  • J. D. Peach

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