Transforming the Market for Residential Windows: Design Considerations for DOE's Efficient Window Collaborative
Publication Type
Conference Paper
Date Published
08/1996
Authors
Abstract
Market adoption of recent, commercially available technological advances that improve the energy performance of windows will lead to immediate economic and energy savings benefits to the nation. This paper is a scoping study intended to inform the design of a major DOE initiative to accelerate market adoption of these windows in the residential sector. We describe the structure of the U.S. residential window market and the interests of the various market players. We then briefly review five recent market transformation initiatives. Finally, we summarize our findings in a list of considerations we believe will be important for the DOE's initiative to transform the U.S. residential window market.
Journal
1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Year of Publication
1996
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Organization
Building Technologies Department, Building Technology and Urban Systems Division, Windows and Envelope Materials