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Research Areas

  • Residential & Light Commercial Buildings
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Calculators

  • Attic Radiant Barrier Calculator
  • Low-Slope Roof Calculator for Commercial Buildings (6/05) - estimates annual energy cost savings
  • Moisture Control for Low-Slope Roofing (5/04) - determine if a roof design needs a vapor retarder or if the roofing system can be modified to enhance its tolerance for small leaks
  • Modified Zone Method
  • Roof Savings Calculator (12/12) - for commerical and residential buildings using whole-building energy simulations
  • Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) Calculator (6/06)
  • Steep-Slope Roof Calculator on Residential Buildings (6/05) - estimate annual energy cost savings
  • Whole-Wall R-Value Calculator 2.0 (10/06)
  • ZIP-Code R-Value Recommendation Calculator (1/08)

Roofs/Attics

  • Attic Radiant Barrier Fact Sheet (Jan 2011)
  • Cool Roofs Will Revolutionize the Building Industry Fact Sheet (4/07)
  • R30/30 Roofing System
  • Reflective Roofing Systems
  • Residential Attics and Cathedral Ceilings
  • Thermal Performance of Vegetated Roof Systems (3/10)

Links

  • Attic Radiant Barrier Calculator
  • BCHP Screening Tool
  • Heat Pump Design Model (HPDM)
  • Insulation Fact Sheet
  • Roof Savings Calculator
  • WUFI
  • ZEBRAlliance

News

May 2013

  • ESPC savings multiply, Shonder tells officials
  • MAXLAB certified LEED Gold
  • Lab Takes on Residential Energy Efficiency in the Southeast

April 2013

  • Comfort to the Ninth Degree: Advancing Retrofits in Georgia
  • ORNL partners with GE to produce GeoSpring™ hybrid water heaters (video)
  • Hot New Advances In Water Heating Technology
  • Oak Ridge puts retrofitted buildings to the test

March 2013

  • Refrigerant testing heats up
  • Supercomputer Research Enhances Energy Model Accuracy
  • Autotune - Supercomputer-assisted Calibration for Better Energy Models
  • New research explores energy saving opportunities in metal building systems

February 2013

  • ORNL unveils new $20.5 million MAXLAB

January 2013

  • Mahabir Bhandari elected to NFRC Board of Directors
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