Hughes, J O; Pallin, S; Aldykiewicz, A J and Clark, C J (2021) Installation quality framework: Investment return approach for energy savings on building product installation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(11): 04021158, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
A case study was conducted on 44 residential homes using both traditional house wrap and ZIP System systems to measure the overall airtightness and compare estimated energy usages. The labor, material, and overhead and profit (O&P) costs were analyzed and used to determine the optimal choice for long-term benefits in terms of cost and performance. The impact of insulation installation is considered a key factor in improving the strategy of reducing energy consumption. Improved installation practices can affect the airtightness of common wall assemblies to reduce the building energy performance gaps and provide insight on how to allocate resources better. A framework was developed to analyze operational costs and building energy performance to address how installation quality is a factor in the return of investment in building construction for heating and cooling systems within the thermal envelope. With this methodology, aggressive energy performance goals will be met while balancing the tradeoff between installation techniques and building systems efficiency based on the introduced probabilistic investment return (PIR) metric.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | airtightness; building performance; energy savings; installation quality; insulation systems |
| Index terms: | case study, efficiency, building system, energy consumption, energy-saving, cooling system, insulation, energy performance, profit, tradeoff, building construction, building performance, strategy, energy performance gap, methodology |
| Subjects: | engineering systems, mechanical systems, data collection methods, economic analysis, energy systems, building materials, sustainability and energy, research methods, performance management, management, quality assurance, building construction, decision analysis |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Risk Management, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Design Practice, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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