Seven Principles of High Performance Buildings

Abstract

Guiding Principles in the Energy and Water Strategy: Decrease Energy waste in all systems, processes, and facilities; Increase energy efficiency in all new, replaced, or renovated equipment or facilities; Improve energy security by reducing dependence on fossil fuels and increasing production of renewable and alternative energy sources and supplies; Reduce wasteful water consumption; and Decrease the impact of Energy and Water use on the environment. High-Performance Building Design Principles: Eliminate Thermal Bridges; Sealed Envelopes (<.25 cfm/sq ft at 0.3 iwg or 75Pa); High R-values (Roofing, Outer Walls, Stem Wall); Passive Solar and Shading/Encased Operational Windows; Heat Transfer Intake to Exhaust; Automated Controls on all Energy Devices; and Radiant heating/cooling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2011
Accession Number
ADA564123

Entities

People

  • Don Juhasz

Organizations

  • Defense Logistics Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Efficiency
  • Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Security
  • Environment
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Heat Transfer
  • Information Operations
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Radiant Heating
  • Renewable Energy
  • Resource Management
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.