Residential Building Energy Efficiency Field Studies: Low-Rise Multifamily

Slipstream was a member of the Ecotope team that undertook a four-state assessment of energy code compliance in low-rise multifamily buildings for the Department of Energy. Low-rise multifamily buildings straddle the code for single-family homes and commercial buildings, which complicates code compliance. Our assessment provides insights on how the energy code gets interpreted and applied in low-rise multifamily buildings. This insight into actual practice will inform program design for compliance programs. Better code compliance benefits multifamily building owners, designers, contractors, code officials, and building occupants. And program managers benefit from additional program savings toward their goals.