Energy Conservation in Buildings.

Abstract

This report scans current building designs and describes, for the layman, ways that buildings could be designed for improved energy consumption. Topics of building design addressed are insulation, thermal bridges, ventilation, orientation, lighting, windows, and solar heat. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA034141

Entities

People

  • C. Burgess Ledbetter

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Conditioning Equipment
  • Cold Regions
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Cooling
  • Energy
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineering
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics