Energy Analysis of Earth Sheltered Dwellings

Abstract

This study is concerned with the analysis of energy consumption in earth sheltered dwellings. The primary goal is to quantify the energy usage of six selected earth sheltered residences in Oklahoma. The process of examination includes presentation of actual metered energy consumption and predicted energy usage, which are compared, as well as comparisons of design space conditioning loads to estimated actual loads. Methodologies currently accepted are adapted to derive predictive heating and cooling loads for the earth covered dwellings.