Transformative Efficiency and Automation in Modular Homes (TEAMH)

Rohit Jogineedi; Kaushik Biswas; Jason LaFleur; Brandon Weiss; Som Shrestha; Andre Desjarlais; Luke Bingham; Soham Vanage

Transformative Efficiency and Automation in Modular Homes (TEAMH)

Rohit Jogineedi, Kaushik Biswas, Jason LaFleur, Brandon Weiss, Som Shrestha, Andre Desjarlais, Luke Bingham, Soham Vanage

Building Envelope Materials Research

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Abstract

The TEAMH project seeks to develop a scalable solution for producing modular homes with 50% energy savings and a low-cost premium relative to site-fabricated single-family home construction. The goal is to reduce the cost of highly efficient modular homes through factory automation. TEAMH will also take advantage of the controlled modular home factory environment to explore durable integration of vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) in envelope assemblies. While off-site construction methods like panelized walls and modular systems were introduced in the US market in the 1950s, this industry segment has not been able to achieve significant market growth, energy efficiency or cost reductions. Additional costs for research and validation or premium performance features, especially ones that do not improve aesthetics, present a significant barrier. Yet, advanced construction methods, along with more resilient and energy efficient materials and systems, are critical to increasing the competitiveness of U.S. construction businesses and their workforce. The TEAMH project will investigate the incorporation of VIPs into the envelope design of the modular homes, construct and test walls assemblies including VIPs for their thermal performance and perform building energy modeling to verify the energy savings potential compared to code-compliant site-built homes. The gains in production efficiency due to automation will be evaluated via time-and-motion studies of pre- and post-automation manufacturing processes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XV International Conference
Publisher	American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Pages	398-406
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781955516280
State	Published - 2022
Event	15th International Conference on Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2022 - Clearwater Beach, United States Duration: Dec 5 2022 → Dec 8 2022

Publication series

Name	Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings
ISSN (Electronic)	2166-8469

Conference

Conference	15th International Conference on Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2022
Country/Territory	United States
City	Clearwater Beach
Period	12/5/22 → 12/8/22

Funding

This manuscript has been authored in part by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The publisher acknowledges the US government license to provide public access under the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan). The authors would like to thank the Department of Energy for funding this research. This work was accomplished under Contract No. DE-EE0009069 between GTI and the U.S. Department of Energy. The cost-share contributions from Dvele are gratefully acknowledged. This manuscript has been authored in part by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The publisher acknowledges the US government license to provide public access under the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan). The authors would like to thank the Department of Energy for funding this research. This work was accomplished under Contract No. DE-EE0009069 between GTI and the U.S. Department of Energy. The cost-share contributions from Dvele are gratefully acknowledged.

Funders	Funder number
DOE Public Access Plan
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AC05-00OR22725, DE-EE0009069
Gas Technology Institute

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Jogineedi, R., Biswas, K., LaFleur, J., Weiss, B., Shrestha, S., Desjarlais, A., Bingham, L., & Vanage, S. (2022). Transformative Efficiency and Automation in Modular Homes (TEAMH). In Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XV International Conference (pp. 398-406). (Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings). American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Jogineedi, Rohit ; Biswas, Kaushik ; LaFleur, Jason et al. / Transformative Efficiency and Automation in Modular Homes (TEAMH). Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XV International Conference. American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2022. pp. 398-406 (Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings).

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Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XV International Conference. American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2022. p. 398-406 (Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings).

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