Lead Performer: Steven Winter Associates Inc. – Washington, DC
Partner: Mitsubishi Electric – Cypress, CA
DOE Total Funding: $902,000
Cost Share: $231,000
Project Term: August 1, 2016 – July 31, 2019
Funding Opportunity: 2016 Building America Industry Partnerships for High Performance Housing Innovation
Project Objective
Steven Winter Associates will work with manufacturing partner Mitsubishi Electric to develop, test, and demonstrate an integrated energy recovery ventilation and heat pump system for residential buildings. The system will feature variable speed fans to enable low-energy operation and precise control, providing balanced, distributed ventilation with heat recovery. This ventilation integrated comfort system (VICS) will be tested in unoccupied and occupied homes to demonstrate lower costs and higher performance than other balanced, heat recovery ventilation options.
Project Impact
A VICS will reduce HVAC energy use by 400-800 kilowatts annually compared to exhaust-only ventilation, and cost $1,000-$2,000 less than separately installed, standard ducted ventilation and HVAC systems. The system will enable balanced ventilation, improved indoor air quality, and relative-humidity control in tight homes at lower cost.
Contacts
DOE Technology Manager: Eric Werling
Principal Investigator: Srikanth Puttagunta, Steven Winter Associates Inc.