Lead Performer: Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY
Partners:
-- Signetron – Berkeley, CA
-- Taitem Engineering – Ithaca, NY
-- Cycle Architecture – Brooklyn, NY
-- TKFabricate LLC – Syracuse, NY
-- Tremco – Beachwood, OH
-- FunForm – Westport, CT
-- VIP Structures – Syracuse, NY
DOE Funding: $5,000,000
Cost Share: $1,375,497
Project Term: August 1, 2022 – June 30, 2026
Funding Type: Advanced Building Construction FOA Award
Project Objective
In this Phase 2 ABC Integrated Building Retrofit project, the project team will demonstrate a solution for retrofitting entire student resident apartment buildings at Syracuse University’s campus. Syracuse’s solution integrates a highly insulated, prefabricated envelope panel, an integrated high-efficiency mechanical pod solution for heating, cooling, ventilation, and domestic hot water equipment, and 3D information capture to model and configure panel fabrication in a more optimized workflow. Retrofit system components will be fabricated, delivered, and installed on two occupied buildings with monitoring of energy use and comfort for one year. The goal of the project is to demonstrate a transformative whole-building retrofit solution for residences in cold/very cold climates that delivers 75% or more thermal energy savings, is fast to implement, minimizes disruption to occupants, and improves comfort, indoor air quality, and architectural aesthetics.
Project Impact
For retrofits in cold/very cold climates to maximize potential energy savings, they must capture efficiencies in energy performance, installation, and ongoing operations and maintenance while delivering thermal comfort, design aesthetics, and competitive cost benefit to ensure market acceptance. This project addresses the critical need for innovation in integrated processes for retrofit design, analysis, fabrication, and installation to capture economies of scale, compress time and cost, and facilitate widespread applicability and adoption. If fully adopted for all single-family attached buildings in cold/very cold climate regions across the U.S., the technical potential of the transformative approach is annual thermal energy savings of 114.45 TBtu/year. The approach would extend to solutions applicable to single-family detached and multifamily (2-4 units) buildings, leading to an overall technical potential thermal energy savings of 1,812 TBtu/year.
Contacts
DOE Technology Manager: Sam Petty
Lead Performer: Bess Krietemeyer, Syracuse University
RELATED INFORMATION
Visit the following page for information on the Phase 1 prototype project that preceded this Phase 2 demonstration project: