Evaluation of building energy conservation options

Evaluation of building energy conservation options in Las Vegas residential buildings merits attention of architects and engineers due to the extremely large amount of home construction taking place around the valley and the anticipated continuation of this activity. With this in mind, the purpose of this work is to determine the possible optimum cost effectiveness of various energy conservation options for new buildings in the local climate areas using Energy-10. Three types of savings have been evaluated: energy savings, operating cost savings, and LCC savings. To carry out this study, a parametric analysis of LCC savings has been evaluated relative to individual components (including window characteristics, wall, floor, and roof constructions) and the whole-composite buildings. Two options for the whole-composite buildings (Low-Energy Options I and II) have been evaluated to assist in analyzing the potential cost-effectiveness and benefits of buildings' energy conservation options.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Kumpanon, Arpakorn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Robert F. Boehm

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1600

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2599