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Abstract
Increasing energy shortages and the higher costs associated with these shortages will likely continue. About 20 percent of the energy consumed in the United States is used in the home, and thus waste in home energy usage could be a significant part of the overall waste of energy (Freeman, 1974). This paper describes a scale model house that is used to present energy conserving possibilities in housing. The model is the result of the combined efforts of housing and home management specialists and physical and biological scientists, and represents a house which is designed to be energy conservative, convenient, and environmentally sound.
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Elizabeth B. Goldsmith
Elizabeth B. Goldsmith is an assistant professor in the Department of Consumer Sciences, School of Home Economics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Robert S. Freeburg
Robert S. Freeburg is an associate professor in the Agricultural Engineering Department. College of Agriculture and Home Economics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Suzi Holder
Suzi Holder is an assistant professor, Housing and Interior Design Specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University.