Residential building practice currently ignores the losses of energy and water caused by
the poor design of hot water systems. These losses include: the waste of water while
waiting for hot water to get to the point of use; the wasted heat as water cools down in the
distribution system after a draw; and, the energy to reheat water that was already heated
once before.
A feasibility study and an action plan for a proposed research project involving
residential hot water distribution systems is being developed. The feasibility study will
use past work to estimate hot water and energy loses caused by current hot water
distribution systems in residences. A proposed research project, or roadmap, will develop
recommendations for improvements to residential hot water distribution systems. The
roadmap addresses the technical obstacles and gaps in our knowledge that prevent water
and energy reductions and market adoption of water- and energy-efficient technologies.
The initial results of the feasibility study are presented here along with a discussion of a
roadmap to improve the efficiency of residential hot water distribution systems. Includes 6 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/17/2004 |
