Sustainability and cost assessment of coastal vacation homes for energy retrofits

• Published in: Built environment project and asset management Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 185 - 198
• Main Authors: Panthi, Kamalesh, Das, Kanchan, Abdel-Salam, Tarek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 11.05.2017
• Subjects: Building construction; Buildings; Case studies; Census of Population; Cost control; Energy audits; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Energy modeling; Energy usage; Homeowners; Housing; Insulation; Payback periods; Residential areas; Simulation; Software; Vacation homes; Vacations; United States > US

PurposeVacation rental homes, in general, have different energy usage characteristics than traditional residential homes mainly because of the occupancy pattern that changes on a weekly basis. These homes, predominantly larger in size, offer a greater scope for energy savings also because of the was...