National Bureau of Standards Technical Note 789 Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Tech. Note 789, 184 pages (July 1973) CODEN: NBTNAE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Order by SD Catalog No. C13.46:789). Price $2.35 domestic postpaid or $2.00 G.P.O. Bookstore. FOREWORD In late May 1973, the Office of Building Standards and Codes Services of the Center for Building Technology, National Bureau of Standards was approached by the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards with a request that the Bureau assist the States in preparing a workshop in energy conservation in buildings. Specifically, the Bureau was asked to identify measures that State officials could responsibly recommend to their Governors, many of whom had initiated conservation actions in anticipation of an energy crisis they felt to be imminent. The workshop was held on June 19, 1973; the material reproduced in this Technical Note was among the items distributed at the workshop to State, local and Federal Government officials as well as industry representatives and members of the press. The staff of the Building Environment Division of CBT was called upon to prepare this document under the pressure of this urgent deadThey drew upon the expertise of Bureau staff members, on the technical literature and on contributions of many colleagues in industry and other agencies of government. line. No technical effort undertaken in so short a time can be accom plished without raising some question of technical and economic controversy. This is particularly true in the present case in that scientifically valid answers have yet to be obtained for many of the facets of energy use and conservation in buildings. For example, the concept of human comfort is exceedingly difficult to deal with quantitatively. Therefore, this document should be read by all with this understanding: the technical options presented herein should be considered as a basis of reference for considered professional judgment. For those who need technical guidance now, it is hoped that this document will be of practical use. James Wright James R. Wright, Director |