Evaluation of Early Performance Results for Massachusetts Homes in the National Grid Pilot Deep Energy Retrofit Program

Description

In 2009, National Grid started a DER pilot program that offered technical support and financial incentives to qualified Massachusetts homeowners who planned and successfully completed a retrofit that incorporated the performance requirements and goals of the National Grid DER measures package. This DER measures package, developed through collaboration with Building Science Corporation (BSC), includes specific thermal and airtightness goals for the enclosure components as well as health, safety, durability, and indoor air quality requirements. By providing measures that can be included with common renovation activities such as roof replacement, window replacement, re-siding, basement remediation, and remodeling, this DER measures package is expected to have widespread application for existing homes in the New England area. The post-retrofit performance and cost ranges provided by this research project can provide concrete input for homeowners who are considering a DER. Field test data available for air tightness measured using blower door test. House 1 - Address Belchertown, MA 01007, Notes: Energy Savings: 75%, Company: Clark House 2-1 and 2 - Address (1) Brownsberger, MA 02478 and (2) Belmont, MA 02478, Notes Energy Savings: 73%, Company: Brownsberger House 3 - Address Millbury, MA 01527, Notes Energy Savings: 31%, Company: Tweedly House 4 - Address Milton, MA 02186 Notes Energy Savings: 42%, Company: Koh House 5 - Address Quincy, MA 02169, Notes Energy Savings: 57%, Company: Hall House 6-1 and 2 - Address Arlington, MA 02476, Notes Energy Savings: 55%, Company: Venable-Hwang House 7 - Address Newton, MA 02459, Notes Energy Savings: 42%, Company: Lavine House 8-1, 2, and 3 - Address Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, Notes Energy Savings: 43%, Company: Buhs House 9 - Address Northampton, MA 01060, Notes Energy Savings: 49%, Company: Wick House 10 - Address Lancaster, MA 01523, Notes Energy Savings: 40%, Company: Habitat for Humanity of North Central Massachusetts House 11 - Address Brookline, MA 02445, Notes Energy Savings: 27%, Company: Aquiline House 12 - Address Westford, MA 01886, Notes Energy Savings: 30%, Company: Atkins House 13 - Address Gloucester, MA 01930, Notes Energy Savings: 35%, Company: Cunningham

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Aquiline_Opt_and_AsBuilt%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Atkins%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Clark%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Cunningham%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Hall_AsBuilt%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_HfH_Lancaster%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_NGrid_Buhs_I%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Lavine_Opt_and_AsBuilt%5B1%5D.bpj
0 BEopt Building File for home performance characteristics for House 3 https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Tweedly_2.0%5B1%5D.BEopt
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/2013-03-01_Aquiline_-_Brookline_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/2013-03-01_Atkins_-_Westford_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Hall_-_Quincy_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Koh_-_Milton_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Lavine_-_Newton_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Tweedly_-_Millbury_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Wick_-_Northampton_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1_3_Brownsberger%5B1%5D.bpj
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Venable_Huang_Opt_and_AsBuilt%5B1%5D.bpj
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Buhs_-_Jamaica_Plain_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Air tightness measurements and data (blower door test) on the project houses. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/2013-03-01_Air_Tightness_from_2012_DER_Project_List%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Clark_-_Belchertown_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1-3_Koh_Opt_and_AsBuilt%5B1%5D.bpj
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/2013-03-01_HFH_-_Lancaster_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Venable-Hwang_-_Arlington_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/Brownsberger_-_Belmont%5B1%5D.xlsx
53 Building Utility data and information. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/2013-03-01_Cunningham_-_Gloucester_utilities%5B1%5D.xlsx
0 Building Project File https://data.openei.org/files/5491/1_3_Tweedly%5B1%5D.bpj
33 In this project, the post-retrofit results for 13 existing homes from the DER Pilot program were analyzed. Ten of these homes are single-family homes; two are two-family homes, and one is a three-family home. The information available for each home that was used in this analysis included pre- and post-retrofit blower door test results, a project description, reason for doing the project, and project cost information; and actual post-retrofit energy use information provided by the utility companies. The post-retrofit energy use for this project was for the 12-month period from August 2011 through July 2012 and for the 6-month period from January 2012 through July 2012. https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/national_grid_pilot_evaluation.pdf
53 Energy Usage data and measurements on the project houses. https://data.openei.org/files/5491/2013-03-14_Energy_Usage_from_2012_DER_Project_List%5B1%5D.xlsx

Tags

  • deep-energy-retrofit
  • retrofit
  • building-america
  • community
  • buildingamerica
  • airtightness
  • cost-effectiveness
  • indoor-air-quality
  • comfort
  • national-grid-der-pilot
  • residential
  • single-family
  • existing-home
  • cold
  • small-multifamily

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