ABSTRACT The ‘Tiny House’ is a class of residential construction with floor areas less than 400 ft2 (37.16 m2). The components of the Tiny House (TH) pose certain unique challenges in terms of maintaining appropriate indoor environmental quality and resultant energy consumption that have not been previously researched. Hence, the objectives of this research were to measure the impact of physical characteristics, such as building envelope and volume of a TH on the resultant indoor environmental quality and energy consumption. The intent is to identify the parameters responsible to ensure comfortable and healthy conditions in the TH. This paper presents an analysis of some of the first reported measurements of indoor environmental conditions and energy use in the TH in a cold climate. To accomplish this task, two THs built in Bozeman Montana were instrumented and monitored. Occupant logs were conducted to collect data for occupant related activities. The results obtained from this research contributed to the development of strategies for the construction and operation of building systems that are tailored to the unique configuration of the TH. In doing so, the study reassessed specifications that are currently available in building codes that may not be applicable to THs.

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观察“小房子”中的能源消耗和 IEQ

摘要 “小房子”是一种建筑面积小于 400 平方英尺（37.16 平方米）的住宅建筑。小房子 (TH) 的组件在保持适当的室内环境质量和由此产生的能源消耗方面提出了一些独特的挑战，这些挑战以前没有研究过。因此，本研究的目的是测量物理特性的影响，例如建筑围护结构和 TH 的体积对最终室内环境质量和能源消耗的影响。目的是确定负责确保 TH 中舒适和健康条件的参数。本文分析了一些首次报道的在寒冷气候下 TH 中室内环境条件和能源使用的测量结果。为了完成这个任务，在 Bozeman Montana 建造的两台 TH 被安装和监控。进行乘员日志以收集乘员相关活动的数据。从这项研究中获得的结果有助于制定适合 TH 独特配置的建筑系统的建设和运营策略。在这样做的过程中，该研究重新评估了建筑规范中当前可用的规范，这些规范可能不适用于 TH。