Technical Report
Measured Energy Savings From Foundation Insulation in Minneapolis Single Family Homes
The Energy Office is participating in a more intensively monitored and controlled study of foundation insulation conducted by Robinson Technical Services for Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Date: July 1, 1988 | Author: Maureen Quaid | Category: Residential
Technical Report
Heating Cost Allocation: An Update on Activities in the U.S. and Europe
Heating cost allocation systems (HCA systems) are combinations of monitoring devices and accounting procedures designed to allow the energy costs in centrally heated multifamily buildings to be divided among the individual apartments on the basis of use.
Date: March 1, 1988 | Author: Martha Hewett | Category:
Technical Report
An Evaluation of the Community Energy Workshop, An Energy Conservation Pilot Program for Low Income Households
In 1984, the Minneapolis Energy Office and Minnegasco launched a comprehensive energy pilot program aimed at decreasing gas use and arrearages in the low income population
Date: August 1, 1987 | Author: Martha Hewett, Maureen Quaid, Timothy Dunsworth | Category: Residential, Program Design
Technical Report
Aircraft Noise Research Project
The pilot program described in this proposal is intended to test the feasibility, cost effectiveness and desirability of a combined approach to the problems of residential energy use and the intrusion of airplane noise on residences near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Date: June 1, 1987 | Author: Sheldon Strom | Category: Commercial
Technical Report
Multifamily Pilot Project Single Pipe Stream Balancing Hot Water Outdoor Reset
In the fall of 1984 the Energy Office initiated the Multi-family Pilot Project to test a delivery mechanism and to refine the technology for conservation retrofits in single pipe steam and multizone hot water apartment buildings.
Date: August 1, 1986 | Author: George Peterson | Category: Multifamily, Program Design, Behavior
Technical Report
Evaluation of the Multi-Family Pilot Project
In the fall of 1984 Minnegasco and the Minneapolis Energy Office (MEO) initiated the Multifamily Pilot Project (MFPP) to demonstrate the effectiveness of an energy conservation installation program for multifamily buildings.
Date: August 1, 1986 | Author: Mary Sue Lobenstein, George Peterson | Category: Multifamily, Program Design
Technical Report
Converting Steam Heated Buildings to Hot Water Heat: Practices, Savings and Other Benefits
As part of an effort to gather reliable information on conservation measures for multifamily buildings, the conversion of steam heating systems in older buildings to hot water heating systems was investigated.
Date: July 1, 1986 | Author: Mary Sue Lobenstein, Martha Hewett, Timothy Dunsworth | Category: Multifamily, Behavior
Technical Report
Heating Cost Allocation: Centrally Heated Rental Housing, Energy Conservation Potential and Standards Issues
Economic analysis showed that the owners could achieve a one year payback while increasing tenants’ total average costs by only five dollars per month. Owners reported generally positive tenant reactions and no long term increase in turnover or vacancy.
Date: June 1, 1986 | Author: Martha Hewett | Category:
Technical Report
Characterization of 5 to 9 Unit Residential Buildings in Minneapolis
A study done by the Minneapolis Energy Office (MEO) characterizing 5 to 9 unit residential buildings in Minneapolis was conducted as one segment of an overall multifamily baseline study.
Date: March 1, 1986 | Author: Maureen Quaid, Timothy Dunsworth, Martha Hewett | Category: Multifamily, Program Design
Technical Report
Achieving Even Space Heating in Single Pipe Steam Buildings
The Minneapolis Energy Office has been involved with research and testing of steam heated apartment buildings for four years. This paper summarizes and reports the results of our testing and the conclusions of our work to date.
Date: December 1, 1985 | Author: George Peterson | Category: Multifamily