In a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a new laboratory designed to demonstrate that a typical-looking suburban home for a family of four can generate as much energy as it uses in a year. Following an initial year-long experiment, the facility will be used to improve test methods for energy-efficient technologies and develop cost-effective design standards for energy-efficient homes that could reduce overall energy consumption and harmful pollution, and save families money on their monthly utility bills.
The unique facility looks and behaves like an actual house, and has been built to U.S. Green Building Council LEED Platinum standards—the highest standard for sustainable structures. The two-story, four-bedroom, three-bath Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility incorporates energy-efficient construction and appliances, as well as energy-generating technologies such as solar water heating and solar photovoltaic systems. Full release | Video
WE are developing a UK Test centre
Submitted on September 30, 2012 - 6:09am.Who can i contact there to see if there is overlap in our approaches and work - Sue
Contact information
Submitted on October 3, 2012 - 4:48pm.The best place to start is with:
Sharon Seide
NIST
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1070
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070
Phone: (301) 975-NIST, Fax: (301) 926-1630
E-mail: inquiries[at]nist[dot]gov
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