Khan, M. I., & Fumo, N., & Bassham, V. A., & Asama, M. (2024, March), Mitigating Energy Inefficiency: A Cost-Effective Approach to Cool Attic Spaces in Lower-Income Households in the Southeastern United States  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE-GSW, Canyon, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--45390

\bibitem{asee_peer_45390}
  Khan, M. I., \& Fumo, N., \& Bassham, V. A., \& Asama, M. (2024, March), \emph{Mitigating Energy Inefficiency: A Cost-Effective Approach to Cool Attic Spaces in Lower-Income Households in the Southeastern United States}
  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE-GSW, Canyon, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--45390

Md Irfan Khan, Nelson Fumo, Victoria Anna Bassham, and Micheal Asama.  "Mitigating Energy Inefficiency: A Cost-Effective Approach to Cool Attic Spaces in Lower-Income Households in the Southeastern United States".  2024 ASEE-GSW, Canyon, Texas, 2024, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2024.  https://peer.asee.org/45390 Internet.  09 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_45390}
  Md Irfan Khan, Nelson Fumo, Victoria Anna Bassham, and Micheal Asama.
  "Mitigating Energy Inefficiency: A Cost-Effective Approach to Cool Attic Spaces in Lower-Income Households in the Southeastern United States".
  \emph{2024 ASEE-GSW, Canyon, Texas, 2024, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2024.
  https://peer.asee.org/45390 Internet.  09 Mar, 2025

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AB  - Households with lower incomes, built around the 1980s in the southeast of America, typically exhibit a 36% higher electricity consumption than the national average. To address this issue, this study explores the potential of leveraging the difference between dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures during the summer season to cool the attic air. In this study, an analytical investigation is presented on implementing a low-cost indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) to reduce attic air temperature. The results show that the use of an IEC can lower the attic air temperature from about 140°F to 90°F. This reduction in the attic air temperature will reduce the total heat transfer from the attic to the air-conditioned spaces as well as the heat gains of ducts in the attic. Our analysis suggested that an IEC with a flow rate of 150 CFM should be sufficient to cool the attic air. The total cost for implementing the project is anticipated to be around $600, and by considering the interest rate of 6% and the 10-year lifespan of the project, the economic analysis suggests that the present value of future cash flows will be greater than the initial investment.
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