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Calculation of Nox Emissions Reductions from Energy Efficient Residential Building Construction in Texas
Abstract
Four areas in Texas have been designated by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as non-attainment areas because ozone pollution levels exceed the National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) maximum allowable limits. These areas face severe sanctions if attainment is
not reached by 2007. This paper provides an overview of the procedures that have been developed and used
to calculate the electricity savings and NOx reductions from code-compliant residential construction in
non-attainment and affected counties. This paper reviews the calculation methods and presents results that
show the 2003 annual electricity and natural gas savings and NOx reductions from implementation of the
2000 IECC to single-family and multi-family residences in 2003, which use a code-traceable DOE-2
simulation. A discussion of the development of a web-based emissions reductions calculator is also
discussed.
Subject
Code-traceable DOE-2 Simulationemissions calculator
building codes
eGRID
NOx
energy efficiency
residential
Citation
Haberl, J.; Culp, C.; Gilman, D.; Baltazar-Cervantes, J. C.; Yazdani, B.; Fitzpatrick, T.; Muns, S.; Verdict, M. (2004). Calculation of Nox Emissions Reductions from Energy Efficient Residential Building Construction in Texas. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /5056.