Year: 1993
Type: article
Abstract: An energy impacts model is being refined to support ongoing development of major energy conservation standards for US commercial buildings. When completed, the model will be used to evaluate potential impacts (energy savings and associated costs) of implementing the proposed standards. To work as intended, the model must contain a set of climate stations to represent the wide range of climatic conditions that occur across the United States. Researchers developed a procedure that employs a user-selectable climate database (1) to objectively identify, using a clustering technique, a unique set of climate zones for a specified geographical area, and (2) to specify the single most representative station for each climate zone. The process provides a more objective, technically sound basis for selecting climate zones and stations, thereby minimizing researcher bias. The procedure and its application to US energy conservation standards development activities are described in this paper.
Author: Hadley, D. L.
Language: English
Subfield: Building and Construction
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W133373647