Residential

Pilot project trained HVAC technicians in the Coachella Valley (CTZ 15) to test and repair ducts. Conducted extensive pilots for both existing and new construction in the Coachella Valley in...

Improve the performance and reduce the cost of an energy-efficient, Indirect-Direct Evaporative Cooler (IDEC) for residential and small-commercial buildings. This project has developed a low-cost advanced heat exchanger for...

Design and evaluate a system for recovering heat from attics in HfH and manufactured houses, in order to use it for domestic water heating. Project work on manufactured home has...

Evaluate if integrating a whole house fan with evaporative or vapor-compression cooling is economically viable and efficient to meet cooling needs in new low-income housing. Two controllers have been designed...

Develop a cost-effective Combined Refrigerator and Electric Water Heater (CREWH) appliance to help reduce California residential energy consumption partially heating domestic water with refrigerator discharge heat. In concert with manufacturing...

Determine how incorporating narrow streets and shade trees into the designs of low-income single-family housing developments can help reduce ambient temperature. Extensive climate data has been collected from five manufactured...

The goal of this project is to develop an energy-efficient retrofit/remodeling downlight system for both residential and commercial applications. The overall costs will approach the costs of the material...

Develop an integrated compact fluorescent downlight system for residential kitchens. Use a multi-head design to reduce the number of ballasts and reduce heat build-up within a fixture.

The goal is to work with the higher-end residential fixture manufacturers to develop 4 to 8 residential ENERGY STAR table and floor lamp fixtures. An additional goal is to work...

This purpose of this project was to develop portable, high-efficiency, indirect torchiere fixtures that would use one of the next generation high-efficacy electrodeless or electroded fluorescent lamps. These fixtures are...