Designation:E1410–91(Reapproved2005)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSpecifyingDataforEvaluationofEnergyUsedinResidentialBuildings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1410;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthemeasurementofenergyusedforspaceconditioninganddomesticwaterheatinginbothsingleandmultifamilybuildings.Itisintendedtoassistthosewhodesigntestmethodsforfieldmonitoringprojects.Itestablishesauniformsetofguidelinesforspecifyingthedataneededtoevaluateenergyusedforspaceconditioninganddomesticwaterheatinginresidentialbuildings,andisintendedtopromotetheexchangeofdataandtoimprovemeasurementpractices.1.2Thispracticeneitherspecifiesthecompleteexperimen-taldesignnordefinesthedataanalysistechniquetobeused.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1060PracticeforThermographicInspectionofInsulationInstallationsinEnvelopeCavitiesofFrameBuildingsE631TerminologyofBuildingConstructionsE741TestMethodforDeterminingAirChangeinaSingleZonebyMeansofTracerGasDilutionE779TestMethodforDeterminingAirLeakageRatebyFanPressurization2.2ANSI/ASHRAEStandards:3ANSI/ASHRAEStandard101:ApplicationofInfraredSensingDevicestotheAssessmentofBuildingHeatLossCharacteristicsANSI/ASHRAEStandard103:MethodsofTestingforHeatingSeasonalEfficiencyofCentralFurnacesandBoilersANSI/ASHRAEStandard116:MethodsofTestingforSea-sonalEfficiencyofUnitaryAirConditionersandHeatPumps2.3OtherStandards:US/DOE10CFR430.22(e)ApplianceEfficiencyStandards43.Terminology3.1TermsinthisstandardaredefinedinTerminologyE631.4.Significan...
