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FSEC Celebrating 30 Years of Exellence
FSEC will celebrate its 30th anniversary
on Saturday, October 29, with an Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
center in Cocoa.
The event is free and open to the public, so come
visit and bring your questions on energy to talk with the experts. The event
will be held rain or shine.
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Florida International University’s 2005
Solar Decathlon Entry
FSEC and Building America (BAIHP) researchers provided technical assistance to
FIU students and faculty for FIU's 2005 Solar Decathlon entry. The house is on
display at the Mall in Washington D.C. in the Solar Village.
Case
Study |
Metal
Roof Retrofit on a Hurricane Damaged Home
This
home in Cocoa, Florida was damaged in the summer
of 2004 by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. A white
metal roof was installed over the damaged shingles
to reflect summer heat. Initial measured data show
a 19% reduction in air conditioner energy use.
Case Study
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| In celebration of our 30th anniversary,
we have updated a timely publication on transportation
and recently placed three older publications online. |
Energy-Efficient
Transportation for Florida
With gas at three dollars a gallon, FSEC has updated research done on how to
maximize fuel economy from your automobile. Which uses more gas:
driving with windows down and no air conditioning or windows up with the
air on? We made actual measurements to find out.
Publication
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Energy
Use in Attached and Detached Residential Developments:
Survey Results
Few
people consider both energy used for housing
and local transportation. The study estimated
detached
household respondents used 2.4 times as much
total energy as attached households.
Publication
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Investigation
of Air Distribution System Leakage and Its Impacts
in Central Florida Homes
In the
spring of 1989 this study investigated air distribution
system (ADS) leakage in central Florida homes.
Testing included using tracer gas and blower door
tests. The impacts of duct repairs were measured.
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Air change per
hour with... |
AH Location |
AH off |
AH on |
attic |
0.25 |
0.81 |
closet |
0.30 |
0.82 |
garage |
0.24 |
0.82 |
package |
0.32 |
1.16 |
mobile |
0.33 |
1.00 |
Publication |
Rebuilding
for Efficiency: Improving the Energy Use of Reconstructed
Residences in South Florida
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew devastated
a large part of South Dade County in Florida. This study
provides a preliminary examination of the various
options available for efficiency.
Publication
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